professional indemnity insurance for architects

Professional Indemnity Insurance : Architects

 
Professional indemnity insurance indemnifies you from the legal liability and legal defence costs you may incur as a result of breaching a duty of care to your clients.
Classed as a ‘traditional’ profession, the Royal Institute of British Architects recognises the importance of the work done by members and the title ‘Architect’ is protected, so that only practices regulated by the governing body may use it. The governing body is the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the ARB sets the guidelines and minimum standards for Professional Indemnity Insurance for Architects.
Blackfriars Insurance will provide ARB compliant quotations to ARCHITECTS in respect of their professional indemnity insurance, working with a panel of insurers who understand fully the disciplines and operations involved within the industry.
 
Blackfriars access a panel of insurers, Lloyds Underwriters and schemes to enable us to provide professional indemnity insurance and professional liability insurance. The response rate of insurance companies varies and for this reason we operate a system of offering quotations to you as soon as we obtain what we consider to be competitive terms, we then automatically update you with any improvements that we make on these terms to ensure that you receive the most competitive quotation that we are able to offer for your professional indemnity and errors and omissions insurance.

Please complete the enquiry form as fully as possible and submit to us for a quotation for architects professional indemnity Insurance.

Alternatively, please download the blank download the proposal here. complete as far as possible and follow the instructions on page 1 of the form for submission to Blackfriars

If you have already completed a proposal form, or a renewal form, you may submit that to pii@blackfriarsrgoup.com or by fax to 0845 838 7966 or by mail to Blackfriars Group, 6 Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire. CW11 1HN.

Professional Indemnity Insurance for Architects
Title Of The Proposer
Proposer's First Name
Proposer's Surname
Company Name
Address First Line
Address
Town
County
Postcode
Telephone Number
Fax Number
Email Address
Date Cover Required from
What Type of Company
Trading From (Date)
Retroactive Date
Limit of Indemnity
Excess
Is the company domiciled outside the UK? details if yes
Has there been any change in Business Activities in the last 12 months? details if yes
Do you anticipate and changes in the Business Activities in the next 12 months? details if yes
Do you generally obtain written instructions from clients in respect of work you are to undertake for them? details if yes
Do all Directors/Partners have professional Qualifications or at least 5 years experience?
Number of Directors/Partners
Number of Professional Qualified Staff
Number of all other staff
Do you use Independent Consultants as sub-contractors? details if yes
Do you obtain references when engaging new staff  
Current Year Gross Income £ Last Years Gross Income £
Largest Fee £ Estimated Gross Income £
Financial Year End DD/MM/YY
Category of Business % of Fees  
Architectural  
Town Planning  
Quantity Surveying  
Structural Surveys/valuations  
Interior Design  
Non Structural Refurbishment  
Project Management  
Client Represent/project Co-or  
Planning Supervisor  
Aborted Work  
Type of Work % Type  
Schools  
Universities  
Individual Housing  
Multiple Housing  
Housing Associations  
Ecclesiastical  
Commercial  
Industrial  
Restoration Work  
Any Others
Are you registered and regulated by the Architects Registration Board?  
Do you undertake work for clients domiciled outside the UK? details if yes
Do cheques need to be signed by more than one person? details if yes
Have you had and claims or are you aware of any incidents that may give rise to a claim? details if yes
Have you ever had insurance refused or cancelled or any special terms imposed by underwriters details if yes

If you have already completed a proposal form, or a renewal form, you may submit that to pii@blackfriarsrgoup.com or by fax to 0845 838 7966 or by mail to Blackfriars Group, 6 Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire. CW11 1HN.
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