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Liability and Risk

PEs who understand potential liability issues and carefully assess risk can better serve their clients and develop on-target solutions. It’s important to understand not just the basics of liability, but the ways these basics play out in the real world of professional engineering.

NSPE is here to help. Members can access critical resources that ensure professional relationships start on solid footing—and stay that way.

Q & A: Liability of Employed Engineers. Questions about your professional liability exposure? NSPE provides answers.

Liability Insurance Carriers. Access NSPE’s directory of professional liability insurance carriers and review results from NSPE’s annual survey of the companies.

NSPE Position Statements on Professional Liability Insurance. Find out where NSPE stands on the importance of liability coverage and the crucial role of transparency between employers and their employed engineers. <new page required>

Risk Management Glossary. Get a better understanding of liability and risk terminology from the International Risk Management Institute.

Document Retention. Gain valuable insight on what records to retain and for how long, as well as best practices for destruction.

Contract Documents. Download customizable contract documents that reflect the latest and best thinking in contractual relations. NSPE members save 50% on every resource.