Architects, Engineers, and Design Professionals
Protect your firm. Build with confidence.
Purpose-built coverage and expert guidance for architects, engineers, and design professionals. Whether you draw the vision, stamp the plans, manage the build, or do it all, we have you covered.
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Get an online quote for your design professional firm or request an immediate call from our team.
Why design professionals choose us
- A&E specialists: We place policies every day for architects, engineers, surveyors, and design-build firms. We use carriers and products built for your risks.
- Dedicated A&E team with exclusive carrier access: Specialty A&E markets deliver better terms, clearer coverage, and expert in-house claims teams.
- Coverage that helps you win work: $10M+ limits, per-project and per-client aggregates, pollution, independent contractor coverage, multi-year options, and more.
What to expect (simple 3‑step quote process)
- Share your project and firm info. Tell us your disciplines, services, revenues, and project types. Start online or call to speak with an A&E agent.
- We market your account. We approach the right A&E underwriters and negotiate terms that match your contracts and risk tolerance.
- Pick your plan and launch. We bind coverage, handle compliance, and issue certificates quickly.
Most firms receive quotes the same day.
Coverages We Offer Design Professionals
Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions)
Your most critical policy. Responds to claims alleging professional negligence: design mistakes, calculation errors, plan or spec issues, and missed codes or standards. Includes defense costs. Typically written on a claims-made basis with retroactive dates and project or client specific endorsements.
General Liability
Covers bodily injury and property damage from your premises or operations, such as jobsite visits, client meetings, and conferences. For design-build firms, GL addresses construction risk and coordinates with E&O to reduce gaps.
Workers’ Compensation
Protects employees who are injured while working for the firm. For design-build operations, includes construction activities performed by your employees and can respond to claims involving uninsured subcontractors.
Commercial Auto
Liability and physical damage coverage for vehicles the business owns, hires, or for non-owned vehicles used for company business.
Property (Buildings & Contents)
Protects office contents, computers, plotters, and specialized equipment. If you own a building, we can insure that too.
Cyber Liability
Responds to data breaches, ransomware, and loss of design files. Provides incident response and can meet contract required cyber limits.
Pollution / Contractors Pollution Liability
Covers allegations of contamination, mold, or other jobsite environmental incidents, often required on public or industrial projects.
Builders Risk
Protects structures under construction or renovation, including materials, supplies, and equipment at the site, in transit, or in storage.
Surety Bonds
Bid, performance, and payment bonds for public and private projects.
Our A&E Professional Liability Carriers
Berkley Design Professional • The Hartford • Victor (CNA) • Admiral • E‑Risk • Falcon Risk (HDI) • CFC • Hiscox (Lloyd’s) • QBE • Tokio Marine HCC
We’ll match your risk profile with the most competitive market for coverage terms, deductibles, and pricing.
Firms That We Insure
- Architects
- Landscape Architect / Designers
- Civil Engineers
- Structural Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Geotechnical Engineers
- Land Surveyors
- Fire Sprinkler / Alarm System Designers
- Industrial Machinery & 3rd Party Product Designers
- HVAC Engineers
- Environmental Engineers
- Construction Management
- Safety Consultants on Construction Projects
- Design-Build Firms
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