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Key Legislative Priorities

• Medical Liability Reform
• Good Samaritan
• Asbestos Reform

Professional Liability Insurance Survey of Member Firms

Professional Liability Insurance Surveys of Carriers

• 2007 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in the summer of 2007 with the participation of ACEC's Risk Management Committee. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

• 2006 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in July and August 2006 with the participation of ACEC's Risk Management Committee. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

• 2005 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in July and August 2005 with the participation of ACEC's Risk Management Committee. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

• 2004 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in April – June 2004 with the participation of ACEC's Risk Management Committee. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

• 2003 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in September 2003 with the participation of ACEC's Risk Management Committee, and reflects data collected as of August 2003. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

• 2002 Professional Liability Insurance Companies Survey (PDF format)
  This is a compilation of the results of a survey of professional liability insurance companies serving our industry. The survey was conducted in September 2002 by ACEC's Risk Management Committee, and reflects data collected as of August 2002. The responsibility for conducting and coordinating the survey rotates on an annual basis between AIA, NSPE, and ACEC. The results may be of interest to your firm if you are looking to change carriers, add coverage, or wish to compare your provider with other carriers. (Please note: Due to the presentation format, you may wish to use the "zoom in" function to read the results.) Click here for disclaimer.

Additional Resources & Materials

• Client Expectations of Perfection — The ACEC Risk Management Committee's latest papers and presentations on the disturbing trend towards client expectations of perfection in engineering services, and what ACEC and its members can do about the problem, are collected in the following Toolkit of Documents (Click Here for Disclaimer). The Toolkit is intended for use by members of the professional design community. The documents can be saved and adapted for internal firm use, external speaking, or educating clients. To view the notes pages for each PowerPoint slide show, each document must first be saved and then opened.
  • Client Expectations of Perfection — Paper
  • Client Expectations of Perfection — PowerPoint Presentation at the 2006 ACEC Annual Convention
  • The Cost of Perfection — Paper
  • The Cost of Perfection — PowerPoint Presentation at the 2006 ACEC Annual Convention
  • Example Dialogue # 1
  • Contract Language — Constructability Reviews
  • Contract Language — DP Evaluation of Claims
  • Cost Recovery Policy Issues for Departments of Transportation — This document has been developed to guide engineering firms in their deliberations with state DOTs and the FHWA. It lists the key elements that should be considered in the formation of a fair cost recovery policy.

• Engineers Joint Contracts Documents (EJCDC)

• Mediation and Arbitration in Construction . . . for the people who write the checks This pamphlet was written as an informational resource for those who are facing their first alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process. The pamphlet focuses on mediation and arbitration methods, processes, roles and relationships.

• ACEC Legal/Risk Management/Ethics Publications

Risk Management Committee Goals and Roster

The purpose of the Risk Management Committee is to assist member companies and others in understanding and managing risk and, on their behalf, to advocate changes in legislation and regulation to properly control or allocate risk.

• Risk Management Committee Goals and Roster

Upcoming Meetings & Seminars

• Fall 2008 Conference - October 19-22, 2008 Fairmont - The Queen Elizabeth Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Useful Links (Click Here for Disclaimer)

• Schinnerer Risk Management Resources
  
• XL Design Professional's Public Loss Prevention Library

Comments? Suggestions? Corrections? Click here to e-mail Charles Kim at ACEC.