Architects Starting a Firm—New in Practice

Benefits Programs

FOR YOUR FIRM & EMPLOYEES:

• Business Owners Insurance including General/Commercial Liability and Property & Casualty; additional coverage may be added.
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Disability Insurance Employee Coverage—consider adding an important employee benefit
• Health Insurance Exchange for small groups
• Key Person Term Life Insurance
  
• Life Insurance/Term Life Insurance Employee Coverage
• Legal Information Service for your firm—a “practice coach” – when you don’t have in-house counsel
• Retirement Plans, including a variety of 401(k) and Profit-sharing plans, for you and your employees
• Short Term Disability Insurance Employee Coverage – for individual coverage, including maternity
  

FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY:

• Accident (AD&D)—High Level Accident Insurance—Protect yourself & your family
• Automobile Insurance—For your peace of mind on the road—with potential savings–new program, coming soon!
• Disability Insurance Personal Coverage—Important for every situation – be sure you are covered for the ‘what if’s’ of life.
• Homeowners, Renters and Home Office Insurance—For your peace of mind at home–new program, coming soon!
• Life Insurance/Level Term Life Plans—Select a monthly premium that’s right for you & consider locking rate for 10 years.
• Travel Assistance–Special member pricing on global emergency services or trip cancellation wherever you travel.
  

Free Risk Management Resources

• Brokers—A Guide to Selecting Professional Liability Insurance & A Broker
• Creating & Maintaining A Professional Practice— A webinar & booklet about how to start and run a successful architectural practice—plus obtain two learning unit credits .
• Education Programs: An expanding array of topics to help you manage your firm effectively — including webinars, self-assessment tests (SATs), and Schinnerer VEP  education program.
• Financial Planning —Online tools and guides to learn about starting a business, managing finances,valuable retirement program considerations and employee benefit retirement plans.
• Firm & Employee Coverage – Find out what you need to know about various insurance coverage, including employee benefits.
• Healthcare Coverage—Answer your questions about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects you and your firm.
• How to Start & Run Your Own Firm – Review of key responsibilities needed to start a firm, including planning, funding, legal & business requirements, marketing, financial management, operations, and risk management issues.
• Insurance Checklist — Find out about the coverage you need to have when starting a firm.
• Library of Risk Management Resources – Find invaluable free resources by topic for your practice.
• Making the Transition to Running Your Own Firm booklet plus a handy checklist that you need to start a firm! You may obtain three learning unit credits by taking the corresponding a self-assessment test.
• Practice Forms – Ready-to-use forms and tools to help you & your firm to evaluate and manage potential risk.
• Professional Liability Insurance Decision-Making—Browse & compare 40+ insurers, find specific coverage, data, & contact info.
• Professional Liability Insurance Guides —Guides & Tips on comparing policies, completing an application, how to find a broker, and more.
• Relationships – Find out what you need to know to drive success to your firm.
• Risk Management Guides – summarizing evolving risks with concise “how to’s” to help you address risks successfully.
• Risk Management Strategies from Victor—Including Guidelines for Improving Practice, Management Advisories, contract review tips & continuing education programs for credit—plus Victor’s risk management blog—guidance from the design & construction industry.
• Small Firms —Click here for a list of helpful resources for small firms and those starting out.
• Structuring Success: How to Start and Run Your Own Firm – A’19 seminar presentation   Click here for slides. Click here for a  Self-Assessment Test (SAT) to receive 1.5 learning units.
• Sustainability Studies– Better understand the unique challenges and risks of sustainability.
• White Papers – Find out about critical risk topics that you need to know, such as: project documentation, fiduciary duty, electronic data, payment collection, working with BIM, terminating a contractor, and much more — all aimed at helping you manage your firm successfully. Or, read the shorter, synopsized versions by clicking here.