What is required to obtain an Excess quote? 1. The most recent primary application2. Currently valued 5-year loss runs3. A completed BDP Excess application (for SJX/SCX)4. A contract requiring the limits (for SJX/SCX)5. Primary policy premium, limits and deductible (preferably the declaration page)
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Who is eligible for a Run-Off policy? A current policyholder who has been with Berkley Design Professional for a minimum of two years • The firm must be eligible for a renewal quote • The firm must have completed all projects, with minimal exceptions – Barbara Block | Assistant Vice President, Senior Underwriter
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What differentiates BDP’s Excess offering? BDP’s excess policy is written on admitted, follow-form paper. Our excess policyholders are provided access to all of our risk management materials via BDP Risk. We offer three policy options: excess over the entire underlying policy, specific job excess and specific client excess. – Colleen Kennedy | Assistant Vice President,… Read more »
Walter J. Adams, Jr. of Berkley Alliance Managers to Discuss Professional Liability in a Post-COVID-19 World at CLM 2021 Annual Conference
Albany, N.Y. (July 21, 2021) – Walter J. Adams, Jr., vice president and assistant claims manager at Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company, will discuss ways to Get Ahead of the Claim: Professional Liability in a Post-COVID-19 World at the CLM 2021 Annual Conference to be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia…. Read more »
10 Reasons Why Design Firms Should Use the BDP Risk® Learning Management System
By Robert J. Connor, JD, CICSenior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company July 12, 2021 Design professionals are busy these days and often find it difficult to step back from their day-to-day business responsibilities to delve into the world of risk management education. Fortunately, Berkley Design Professional has made it… Read more »
Need Excess? We’ve Got You Covered!
By Robert J. Connor, JD, CICSenior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company June 10, 2021 You receive a call from your design firm client asking for higher limits for their professional liability insurance policy. And you think…will their current carrier provide the Excess limits? If yes, has the firm reached… Read more »
Fee Dispute Mitigation Reimbursements Coverage
A small silver lining in an otherwise difficult situation By Liz MolinaAssistant Vice President, Senior Claims Examiner, Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company May 10, 2021 As long as I have been managing claims for design firms, one of the primary risk management principles held by architects and engineers (A&E) professional liability insurance (PLI) carriers… Read more »
Complimentary Webinar | Design-Build Public Infrastructure Projects: Risks and Challenges for Consulting Engineers, and Their Professional Liability Insurers
Presented by:David J. Hatem, PC, Partner, Chair, Professional Practices Group, Donovan | Hatem, LLPAndrew D. Mendelson, FAIA, Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Management Officer, Berkley Design Professional Tuesday, May 18, 202110:00 am – 11:30 am Pacific Daylight Time1.5 AIA Learning Units1.5 RCEP Professional Development Hours This webinar has been recorded and is available on demand… Read more »
BDP Risk® Education That Makes a Difference
By Diane P. Mika, Vice President and Director of Risk Management Education, Berkley Design Professional, a Berkley Company | April 12, 2021 Education is a good thing, right? We at Berkley Design Professional certainly believe so. Our BDP Risk® courses and resources are intended to help our insured architects and engineers improve project management practices,… Read more »
How Valuable is Berkley Design Professional’s First Claim Deductible Credit?
By Robert J. Connor, JD, CICSenior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Berkley Alliance Managers, a Berkley Company While professional liability is a real risk to all design firms and purchasing professional liability insurance is a prudent course of action, the fact is that many design firms never have a claim. Berkley Design Professional’s First Claim… Read more »
