As the new year begins, now may be a good time to review your insurance coverage to make sure you’re financially prepared for the future. Most financial experts recommend reviewing your insurance coverage on an annual basis to make sure you have appropriate protection for you, your family, your earning power, and your business. Plus, […]
The Quarterly eNewsletter of The AIA Trust —January 2019
Planning for Your Family’s Financial Security
Safe driving and accident prevention may help to ensure your safety, yet you can still be the victim of someone else’s mistake.
A Primer To International Design
Design firms are increasingly seeking opportunities internationally, expanding into foreign countries through a local client or a U.S. client with business abroad. Tapping new markets makes sense but before delving into a new arena, design firms should educate themselves to properly understand the laws, standards, and local industry practices that govern the projects on which […]
Preparing for a “New” Retirement
Perhaps like many architects, you sometimes take a complacent attitude toward your retirement planning. “It’ll take care of itself,” you say or, “It’s too much of a hassle to change my plan or start a new one.” Finding time to plan for your future may be difficult while you’re busy running your firm, but it’s […]
Brace for Natural Disasters
Storms, especially hurricanes, can cause catastrophic damage along coasts and several hundred miles inland. They also trigger deadly floods, tornadoes, landslides and torrential rains. The tips below can help you, your family, and your firm prepare for a variety of natural disasters.
Top 10 List of Long-Term Care Policy Considerations
Long-term care insurance is a relatively new type of insurance coverage that transfers the risk of needing expensive, long-term care services to an insurance company. Although there are many things to consider when purchasing a long-term care policy, the following are the ten most important considerations:
Building Information Modeling and the Transition to Integrated Project Delivery
In its most basic form, building information modeling (BIM) is the move from analog to digital design and construction. It is a model-based technology linked with a database of project information. It is poised to fundamentally change the way projects are built and the way the project stakeholders communicate with each other. And while BIM […]
Protect Your Income: Disability Insurance
Disabilities happen every day. According to the 2007 Disability Status Report published by Cornell University, 36.9% of Americans between the age of 21 and 64 are disabled. While these are not things we like to hear and talk about, these are numbers we cannot and should not ignore.
