By Mark Jackson, JCJ Insurance As a Design Professional, you are trained to solve problems. Whether developing an innovative design concept, repurposing an existing structure, or addressing damage following a storm, problem-solving is an essential part of what you do....
This year’s Claims Benchmark Data report highlights what over a decade of claims experience reveals about risk. By Diane Mika, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Management Officer Berkley Design Professional, a Berkley Company As trusted partners to architects and...
By Mark Jackson, JCJ Insurance Construction Administration (CA) Services helps bridge the gap between design and construction. Being involved during the construction phase provides the best opportunity to notice when the project fails to conform to the design...
By: James W. Walker, Esq. No design professional is perfect all the time and no set of construction documents is 100% “complete.” Often omitted items are caught and corrected before any harm occurs. Sometimes omissions from construction documents do cause the...
A look at the new normal in construction disputes. By Kenneth Quigley, Stephanie Chesney, and Jessica Skarin Construction is booming in major urban centers and fast-growing suburban corridors nationwide—and with it, a once-rare category of claims is rapidly on...
By Erin Johnson, JCJ Insurance Agency Design professionals are expected to perform their services consistent with the standard of care for their profession. What is the standard of care? When a negligence claim is made against a design professional, this is a...
