Do Architects Need Tail Coverage When Closing Their Firm?
Closing an architecture firm can end its active professional liability policy, but claims may arise later from past work. Learn how tail coverage can extend the reporting period.
Are Architects Personally Covered by Their Firm’s Professional Liability Insurance?
Architects may be covered by their firm’s professional liability policy even when their personal names do not appear on the declarations. Learn how insured status works.
Does Changing Your Architecture Firm’s Name Affect Coverage for Old Projects?
An architecture firm name change can raise questions about coverage for projects you designed under the old name. The answer depends on whether you renamed the same entity or formed a new one. Here is what to sort out with your broker before you rebrand.
What Happens to E&O Insurance When a Partner Leaves an Architecture Firm?
A departing partner raises two separate insurance questions: what happens to past work, and what happens going forward. Here’s why those need to be addressed separately.
What Happens to Professional Liability Insurance When an Architecture Firm Changes Names?
A new business name isn’t the same as a new business entity. Here’s what your professional liability carrier needs to know before or after the change.
Professional Liability Insurance for Expert Witnesses & Safety Consultants
A website describing broad safety consulting can make a firm look riskier than the work it actually performs. Here’s why the exact services matter more than the label when applying for coverage.
I Already Started an Architecture Project. Is It Too Late to Buy Professional Liability Insurance?
Starting drawings before buying coverage doesn’t automatically shut the door on professional liability insurance, but it does change what your broker needs to know.
How Much Does Professional Liability Insurance Cost for a Small Architecture Firm?
A small architecture firm’s premium often reflects the insurer’s minimum premium rather than a simple percentage of revenue. Here’s why that happens and what actually drives the cost.
I’m a Full-Time Architect Doing Side Work. Do I Need My Own Professional Liability Insurance?
A small side project doesn’t mean small exposure. Here’s why architect side work insurance matters even when your employer already carries a policy.
How to Compare Two Architects & Engineers Professional Liability Quotes
Two E&O quotes can show the same limit and deductible and still respond very differently to a claim. Use this checklist to compare what actually matters.