NSPE Professional Liability

May 24, 2013

Legal liability exposures may represent the greatest threat to the financial health of professional engineers and engineering firms. The following resources have been developed by NSPE to assist professional engineers and engineering firms in managing many of the risks associated with engineering practice.
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Insurance Directory of Professional Liability Insurance Carriers; Professional Liability Survey Results; The NSPE Commended Professional Liability Insurance Program; Disclosure of Professional Liability Insurance; Insuring Technology Risks in a Professional Environment; Client Expectations of Perfection. >>	Document Retention Document Retention Policy and Guidelines: These documents provide professional engineers and engineering firms with a draft in-house policy statement for the retention of documents with full consideration of the types of records to retain, document retention schedule and document destruction issues. >>
'For the Client' Series The information presented in these articles is for professional liability risk management guidance only. >>	Model Liability Laws NSPE Issue Briefs Related to Liability: Certificate of Merit; Engineers' Good Samaritan Laws; Joint & Several Liability. >>
Liability of Employed Engineers From time to time, engineers employed in private practice, construction, industry, government, and education have questions relating to their potential professional liability exposure. >>	Liability Resources Providing Pro Bono Services as a Firm or as an Individual; Significant Legal and Legislative Activities; State-by-State Summary of Liability Laws Affecting the Practice of Engineering; White papers written by Kristin Ballobin; New Standard Contracts for Integrated Project Delivery. >>