ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, DESIGN-BUILD, CONTRACTORS, CUSTOM MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE

Hill Programs offers coverage, including Professional Liability, Contractors Pollution Liability, Excess Professional/Pollution Liability, to a wide variety of design professionals through the W.R. Berkley company Gemini Insurance and through certain underwriters at Lloyds, London.  Coverage is available in all states.  Limits of liability are available up to $5,000,000 and premiums begin at $2,500.

Contract Review Service: 

 

Upon binding coverage, your client will be eligible to receive complimentary contract review services provided by the experienced attorneys of Daniels, Rodriguez, Berkley, Daniels, Crus, Attorneys at Law.  The attorneys of Daniels Rodriguez will be ready to help your client navigate the complicated issues created by the legal documents they enter into and to benefit from the advice of attorneys experienced in the issues faced by Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and other Design Professionals.

 

Daniels, Rodriguez, Berkley, Daniels, Crus,is AV ® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  An AV ® rating is a significant accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank them at the highest level of professional excellence.  D + K is also listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters.  The attorneys of Daniels Rodriguez have defended Architects, Engineers and Surveyors in professional malpractice cases for more than 30 years. 

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  • Coverage for Personal and Advertising Injury including consequential BI

  • No asbestos or mold exclusions

  • Consent to settle soft hammer clause (50%)

  • Coverage for computer software sold or supplied by the insured in the provision of professional services 

  • Punitive Damages coverage where allowed by law

  • Independent Contractors as an insured while working for the insured

  • Leased Employees as an insured while working for the insured

  • Temporary Employees as an insured while working for the insured

  • Insured Person includes spouse and domestic partner

  • Joint Venture Coverage

  • Full Severability of all exclusions clause

  • True worldwide coverage

  • Mutual selection of claim counsel

  • SIR reduced by 50% (up to $25,000) for use of mediation to resolve a claim

  • Discovery Clause for reporting circumstances

  • Forty-five days coverage for merged or acquired entities

  • Blanket Waiver of Subrogation (E & O and CPL)

  • Blanket Additional Insured (CPL Only)

  • Technology Based Services, Technology Product, Computer Network Security, Multimedia and Advertising Coverage

  • Transportation Pollution Liability Coverage

  • Crisis Management Expense Coverage

  • Optional Employee Benefit Liability Coverage $1,000,000/$1,000,000 limit of liability; $1,000 SIR – available for an additional premium

Free Contract Review Service

provided by the experienced Architects & Engineers defense attorneys of Daniels Rodriguez.

Free Pre-Claim Assistance

provided by Gemini Insurance Company, a W. R. Berkley Corporation member company

Personalized Expert Claim Service

provided by Gemini Insurance Company, a W. R. Berkley Corporation member company

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Design Professional Liability Claim Scenarios

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An architectural firm was responsible for the design of a sound barrier wall. 

The applicable building code and industry standards required the wall to be designed to withstand a windstorm. The firm used wrong calculations, resulting in the wall not being able to withstand a windstorm. As a result, the wall fell over. The client incurred additional costs to rebuild the wall and other various property damage claims. The client filed a lawsuit against the architectural firm for damages in excess of $500,000.

The claim scenarios described here are hypothetical and offered solely to illustrate the types of situations that may result in claims. The precise coverage afforded by any insurer is subject to the terms and conditions of the policies as issued. Whether or to what extent a particular loss is covered depends on the facts and circumstances of the loss, the terms and conditions of the policy as issued, and applicable law.