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By Anthony Andersen
Senior Vice President, Professional Liability Claims Manager | August, 12, 2021
Having a Berkley Architects, Engineers & Consultants Professional Liability Policy means that you’re never truly alone. Even when you’re dealing with a situation that isn’t yet a formal claim, but is giving you an uncomfortable feeling that it may soon become one, Berkley Alliance Managers is here for you!
This post was updated on January 25, 2024. Find it here.
About the Author
Anthony has managed and handled claims for more than 25 years. He brings a wealth of A&E and construction related experience as well as knowledge regarding best practices and risk management. In his role as Professional Liability Claims Manager, Anthony provides managerial oversight to our claims staff. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from Iona College. Anthony is based in Central Valley, New York.
Contact Anthony at [email protected].
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By Andrew D. Mendelson | July 12, 2021
The consequences are undeniable. Global climate change has affected everything from the design and building of roads, bridges, homes and office complexes to the upgrading of our nation’s electrical grids and pipeline systems.
Unfortunately, the forecasts of many of the world’s leading climate research agencies are less than optimistic. According to NASA, the effects of global climate change are likely to continue “over this century and beyond” as the growing intensity and frequency of severe storm events, heat waves and wildfires increasingly wreak havoc on the nation’s infrastructure and ecosystem. In fact, the National Centers for Environmental Information, recently reported that 25 storm-related disasters in the U.S. caused more than a billion dollars in damages each from 2018 to 2019. Of these, the top five combined to cause more than $75 billion in damages.
As a result, a renewed emphasis has been placed on the creation of buildings and infrastructure that not only withstand severe natural events but remain habitable under extreme conditions. Even President Biden’s American Jobs Plan proposed wide-ranging initiatives promising that infrastructure projects developed under the plan would include funding to prevent, reduce and withstand the impacts of the climate crisis.
Read more »What is the minimum premium for Excess coverage?
• $2,000 per million minimum premium on a regular practice policy endorsement
• $3,000 per million minimum premium on an excess policy over other carriers
– Janet Hafner | Assistant Vice President, Senior Underwriter
What is required to obtain an Excess quote?
1. The most recent primary application
2. Currently valued 5-year loss runs
3. 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)
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
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, Senior Underwriter
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. During the roundtable discussion scheduled for Thursday, August 12th at 2:00 p.m. EST, Adams will highlight the novel claims faced by design and construction professionals in a pandemic environment and proactive methods to protect against increased exposures.
“Nearly every individual, organization and profession nationwide were impacted by the coronavirus,” says Adams. “Many construction projects were either delayed or canceled, which created incentives to accept less than desirable projects or contracts. This roundtable will profile the many challenges professionals overcame during this time and the risk management strategies that will help them navigate through a post-COVID-19 world.”
Read more »By Robert J. Connor, JD, CIC
Senior 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 easy for our policyholders to find just the right risk management sessions and courses! The BDP Risk® Learning Management System (LMS), provides 24/7 online access to relevant risk and practice management content, streamlined online learning and education activity tracking and reporting.
Let’s take a look at the top ten reasons to use the BDP Risk® LMS today!
Read more »By Robert J. Connor, JD, CIC
Senior 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 its limit on the number of Excess endorsements on their policy? If no, what do you do?
For either of those questions, Berkley Design Professional has your answer – BDP Excess. We have an admitted, follow-form Excess Professional Liability policy that can be written over a competitor’s entire policy, on a specific client basis or on a specific job basis. We offer limits up to $10 million. In addition, BDP Excess is available to each of our brokers in all states. How is that for flexibility?
At Berkley Design Professional, we recognize that when your clients call with an Excess request, you need to be able to respond quickly to meet their needs. Otherwise, they may start looking for another broker. As a former broker myself, I can relate to that scenario as it happened to me. I lost a considerable account because the incumbent professional liability insurance carrier would not provide a specific-job excess quote and I could not find a viable, cost-effective alternative in sufficient time to meet my client’s needs.
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