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Design Professionals Program

Specialized Insurance for Design Professionals

Architectural, engineering, and surveying firms have wide-ranging property and casualty insurance needs that go beyond common exposures. The Breckenridge AE&S underwriting team delivers two decades of underwriting experience for these design professionals as a trusted partner with a top-rated, admitted carrier.

With in-house authority to offer up to $10 million in general liability and wide-ranging coverages from business auto to property, inland marine, umbrella and workers’ compensation, we are committed to safeguarding these design firms. Our team can tailor the right approach for those clients with more intricate risks while addressing the diverse insurance regulations of various states.

Program Available in all 50 states
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Experienced Underwriting Team
Capable of addressing a wide range of different insurance issues that each state may present, including unique contractual and certificate requirements.

Responsive Claim Services
Accessible 24/7 and digitally enabled, your clients’ claims will be expedited by adjusters who are well-versed with the products and forms pertinent to architects, engineers, and surveyor to help customers improve their “return to work” performance and lower their workers compensation costs.

Risk control
To help clients reduce their risk, protect their property and save lives, they will gain access to an industry-leading Risk Control Customer Portal housing vast safety resources specifically designed for architects, engineers and surveyors to address their unique risk management needs from property protection, risk transfer, sub-consultant management, to fleet safety and more.

Our program offers coverage for small to large size businesses nationwide and is designed for businesses that already carry adequate professional liability limits and have no construction operations spanning:

Architects

  • Landscape architects
  • Building/space-planning architects
  • Design build firms
  • Interior designers
  • Construction management firms
Engineers

  • Civil engineers
  • Structural engineers
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Electrical engineers
  • Forensic engineers
  • Soil/geotechnical engineers
  • Structural engineers
  • Some classes of environmental consultants
Surveyors

  • Land surveyors
  • Arial surveyors
  • Geological surveyor
  • Hydrographic surveyor
  • Topographic surveyor
  • Underground utility locating service
  • Urban/rural planners
Other

  • Control System Integrator
  • Elevator consultant
Business Auto

  • Auto Coverage Plus endorsement available, which includes the following among other coverage broadenings:
  • Employee-hired auto
  • Auto physical damage
  • Roadside assistance Available Blanket additional insured
  • Available Blanket waiver of subrogation
  • Waiver of deductible – glass – only in some states

Liability

  • Architects, engineers and surveyors’ endorsements offers many broadened coverages
  • Additional insured endorsement with coverage on a primary, non-contributory basis, including Waiver of Subrogation, when required by contract or agreement
  • Commercial umbrella coverage with higher limit options available
Property

  • Architects, engineers, and surveyors’ property endorsement
  • Valuable papers and records and fine arts including architectural models – $100,000 included
  • Electronic data processing (EOD) included in the business personal property limit
  • Identity fraud expense coverage – only in a handful of states
  • Business income valuation on either actual loss sustained or billable hours basis
  • Inland Marine – full replacement cost for equipment

Umbrella

  • Up to $10M limits
  • Worldwide coverage territory

Workers’ Compensation

  • Workers’ compensation and employers’ liability coverage
  • Waiver of subrogation available
  • Account Questionnaire
  • Most recent Professional Liability app
  • ACORD Form
  • 5 years’ loss runs or going back to start of business
  • Target premiums are helpful
Features

Experienced Underwriting Team
Capable of addressing a wide range of different insurance issues that each state may present, including unique contractual and certificate requirements.

Responsive Claim Services
Accessible 24/7 and digitally enabled, your clients’ claims will be expedited by adjusters who are well-versed with the products and forms pertinent to architects, engineers, and surveyor to help customers improve their “return to work” performance and lower their workers compensation costs.

Risk control
To help clients reduce their risk, protect their property and save lives, they will gain access to an industry-leading Risk Control Customer Portal housing vast safety resources specifically designed for architects, engineers and surveyors to address their unique risk management needs from property protection, risk transfer, sub-consultant management, to fleet safety and more.

Classes

Our program offers coverage for small to large size businesses nationwide and is designed for businesses that already carry adequate professional liability limits and have no construction operations spanning:

Architects

  • Landscape architects
  • Building/space-planning architects
  • Design build firms
  • Interior designers
  • Construction management firms
Engineers

  • Civil engineers
  • Structural engineers
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Electrical engineers
  • Forensic engineers
  • Soil/geotechnical engineers
  • Structural engineers
  • Some classes of environmental consultants
Surveyors

  • Land surveyors
  • Arial surveyors
  • Geological surveyor
  • Hydrographic surveyor
  • Topographic surveyor
  • Underground utility locating service
  • Urban/rural planners
Other

  • Control System Integrator
  • Elevator consultant
Coverages

Business Auto

  • Auto Coverage Plus endorsement available, which includes the following among other coverage broadenings:
  • Employee-hired auto
  • Auto physical damage
  • Roadside assistance Available Blanket additional insured
  • Available Blanket waiver of subrogation
  • Waiver of deductible – glass – only in some states

Liability

  • Architects, engineers and surveyors’ endorsements offers many broadened coverages
  • Additional insured endorsement with coverage on a primary, non-contributory basis, including Waiver of Subrogation, when required by contract or agreement
  • Commercial umbrella coverage with higher limit options available
Property

  • Architects, engineers, and surveyors’ property endorsement
  • Valuable papers and records and fine arts including architectural models – $100,000 included
  • Electronic data processing (EOD) included in the business personal property limit
  • Identity fraud expense coverage – only in a handful of states
  • Business income valuation on either actual loss sustained or billable hours basis
  • Inland Marine – full replacement cost for equipment

Umbrella

  • Up to $10M limits
  • Worldwide coverage territory

Workers’ Compensation

  • Workers’ compensation and employers’ liability coverage
  • Waiver of subrogation available
Submission Criteria

  • Account Questionnaire
  • Most recent Professional Liability app
  • ACORD Form
  • 5 years’ loss runs or going back to start of business
  • Target premiums are helpful

 

“The team over at Breckenridge is so wonderful. I wish all my accounts would fit this program.”

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Design Professionals (AE&S) was last modified: March 11th, 2025 by Breckenridge Insurance Services