|
Risk Management Ideas for Condominium
Projects: Condos, one of the fastest growing building types, have
higher than normal risk for architects. So that architects who
engage in condominium projects take special measures to protect
themselves, the Trust offers these tools to evaluate and reduce
their risks and suggests members seek competent legal counsel. Click here to
read the report.
Managing the Risks & Embracing the
Benefits of Going Green: Design professionals and their clients find
their world changing rapidly, especially as it relates to the
benefits and risks of sustainability. In order to manage
successfully the new laws, the new products, and the new
expectations from clients, the AIA Trust offers these tools to AIA
Members to help you evaluate the benefits and reduce your risks and
suggests members seek competent legal counsel. Click here to read
the report.
CNA/Schinnerer Residential Claims Study: The
Risks of Residential Design Continue to Rise. According to our
statistics from 2000 - 2005, all forms of habitability projects
represented just over 16 percent of the income reported by
CNA/Schinnerer policyholders. But these projects represented 42
percent of all claims. Click here to read the complete study.
Health Care Trend Data: Semi-annually, Aon Consulting reports
on health care trend data. The Spring 2006 Health Care survey may be
found by clicking on this link.
In addition, a recent report on employee benefits may help you
evaluate your own program. Click here to access the report.
The AIA Risk Management Committee, with its NSPE and ACEC
counterparts, surveys the professional liability insurance industry
annually to find out about trends and offerings, and give input
about members' needs. The AIA Commended Professional Liability
Insurance Program offered by CNA/ Victor O. Schinnerer (VOSCO) still
checks out as the best. Click here to access the actual survey
results.
Making the Transition to Running Your Own Firm, Insurance
Coverage Issues for Professional Practices, is a report developed by
the Victor O. Schinnerer and the CNA companies in conjunction with
AIA Trust to assist licensed design professionals in operating a
professional practice which presents so many risks. Click here for
solutions for managing those risks by transferring them
appropriately.
For other useful information on professional liability insurance
premiums, broker selection, and similar topics, visit the AIA
Risk Management Committee web page.
AIAS/AIA Trust Scholarship Program for Emerging Professionals
The goal of this newly established scholarship program is to assist
students with their education by helping to minimize their financial
obligations. It is primarily intended to assist
financially-challenged students with tuition and/or other direct
educational expenses. Up to five scholarships of $750 each will be
awarded annually to qualified individuals in their fifth year of an
undergraduate professional degree or their first year of a graduate
professional degree. The application and guidelines may be found at
www.aias.org/scholarship.
|
