Author: Professional Underwriters Agency

Key Litigation Lessons for Design Professionals – Webinar Slides

Posted on: June 9, 2021 by Professional Underwriters Agency

With 2020 in the rear-view mirror, there were several notable court decisions over the last year that addressed risk and liability — which could impact the future of your design practice. This webinar in partnership with J. Kent Holland of Construction Risk, dives into recent court cases involving design professionals and offer insights on the […] Read More

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Liability Issues Arising out of Design and Design-Build Contracts – Webinar Recording

Posted on: January 26, 2021 by Professional Underwriters Agency

More contractors are going beyond their traditional role of builder and stepping into other roles in an effort to improve the efficiency and profitability of projects. However, with new roles comes new risks. With the help of this webinar, learn how to effectively identify and manage these new risks in design contracts, leverage recent court […] Read More

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Webinar on Demand – Managing the Contractual Risk in Miscellaneous Clauses

Posted on: August 19, 2020 by Professional Underwriters Agency

We partnered with Construction Risk, LLC to explore some of the most important contract provisions that are often buried in the vaguely named “Miscellaneous Clauses.” This timely webinar addresses the important consequences of these provisions, including the limitation of liability and waiver of consequential damages, and why you need to be sure you have adequate […] Read More

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Webinar on Demand – COVID-19: Addressing Impacts of Schedule Delays and Project Suspensions, Plus Misc. Lessons Learned from 2019 Court Decisions

Posted on: April 22, 2020 by Professional Underwriters Agency

This webinar by Kent Holland addresses risk management issues arising out of delays and impacts from COVID-19 to construction project schedules, and also reviews lessons learned from decisions rendered by courts in 2019.  The webinar was originally hosted on Wednesday, June 3rd, at 1PM EST Topics That Were Covered: Fiduciary Duty Differing Site Condition Claims […] Read More

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Webinar on Demand: Managing Construction Phase Professional Service Risk

Posted on: December 9, 2019 by Professional Underwriters Agency

Key learnings from this this webinar include how to: Handling request for information Shop drawings change orders Certifications Evaluation of contractor performance and job site safety View Webinar  

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Webinar On Demand: Risk Management of Code Compliance

Posted on: September 19, 2019 by Professional Underwriters Agency

Key learnings from this this webinar include how to: Gain a better understanding of building codes; Examine the code compliance provisions in the industry standard form agreements; Identify and manage risks arising from code compliance requirements in design contracts; Negotiate reasonable contract terms regarding code compliance View Webinar  

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Webinar On Demand: Contract Guide Course for Design Professionals

Posted on: July 8, 2019 by Professional Underwriters Agency

The course will review key contract clauses, including Standard of Care, Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, Ownership of Documents, Compliance with Laws, Incorporation by Reference, Dispute Resolution and more. Learning objectives to be discussed include: Learn about key contract clauses creating risks; Learn to negotiate contract clauses to allocate risk more appropriately; Study and learn contractual […] Read More

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Risk Management Lessons Learned from 2018 Litigation Involving Design Professionals Webinar On Demand

Posted on: April 23, 2019 by Professional Underwriters Agency

This webinar will focus on identifying and managing risks that arise from recent design professional litigation, and understanding how courts are interpreting Indemnity Clauses. You will also learn some tips for addressing new concerns, and how to address problematic standard of care and safety provisions in contracts. Learning objectives to be discussed include: Understanding how […] Read More

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Risk Management Corner: Professional Standard of Care by Kent Holland

Posted on: October 30, 2018 by Professional Underwriters Agency

In today’s soft marketplace, there is no shortage of markets, and agents and insureds have their choice of which markets they choose to work with. Whether or not that is true, most markets essentially claim their program is the best for the same reasons (i.e. strong paper, great service, broad policy form, etc.). When meeting with agents, […] Read More

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Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Designers & Design Builder Webinar On Demand

Posted on: October 1, 2018 by Professional Underwriters Agency

In this webinar, James T. Brown, AIA, ASQ, Principal of QAE, LLC, discusses how to: Improve Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) to improve the quality of design documents Enhance client value of your work Have highly productive lean project management for QA/QC Eliminate the necessity for redesign Increase profitability View Webinar   James T. […] Read More

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