Berkley Design Professional
Berkley Design Professional provides innovative and comprehensive Architects & Engineers Professional Liability insurance to meet the needs of design firms of all sizes and disciplines.
We offer award-winning risk and practice management guidance and resources to help our policyholders manage their risk and improve their business.
Our in-house claims professionals advocate on our clients’ behalf, seeking to protect deductibles and offer support throughout the process.
Berkley Design Professional is a division of Berkley Alliance Managers, a member company of W. R. Berkley Corporation, whose insurance company subsidiaries are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best.
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Berkley Design Professional - Better by Design®
Learn why Berkley Design Professional is Better By Design®.
Berkley Design Professional has partnered with Intrepid Direct Insurance to bring you direct access to our insurance products. Our two companies give you more than an insurance policy — you get decades of experience combined into one dedicated team.
Professional Liability Insurance
Berkley Design Professional provides professional liability coverage specifically tailored to help protect your firm from losses resulting from negligent acts, errors, or omissions in the performance of professional services.
Regardless of how well you plan for a project, the possibility of mistakes in the performance of services is real. Our coverage is designed to handle the unexpected as well as emerging exposures.
If a claim should arise, our dedicated claim experts advocate on behalf of our policyholders and seek to protect their deductibles and reputations, plus offer support throughout the process.
Capabilities
Premium Credits
Save up to 40% on your professional liability insurance.
Award-Winning Risk Management
Leverage our expert Risk Management resources to enhance your firm’s profitability.
Five-Star Claims Handling
Our dedicated claims team has decades of experience to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
BDP Risk®
Policyholders receive unlimited access to our multi-award-winning Learning Management System (LMS) BDP Risk® which puts practical risk and practice management resources in your hands whenever you need them.
BDP Risk® includes on-demand courses, free AIA learning credits and RCEP Professional Development Hours. There are more than 50 tools, templates, and checklists to use in your everyday practice, plus more than 300 risk and practice management articles and guides, including the BDP Contract Review Guide. BDP Risk® can be your firm's virtual risk and practice manager.
Capabilities
Online Or Mobile App
BDP Risk® puts risk resources in your hands—whenever you need it.
Free Contract Reviews
Guidance to help negotiate terms that equitably apportion risk.
Free Continuing Education Credit Hours
Free eLearning courses, including Health, Safety & Welfare (HSW).
Excess Professional Liability Insurance
Berkley Design Professional’s Excess Professional Liability Insurance policy is designed to respond when the professional liability limits of an underlying policy have been exhausted.
Our Excess Professional Liability coverage can be excess over our policy or another carrier’s policy. There are three coverage options:
- Excess over the entire underlying policy
- Specific job excess
- Specific client excess (single project or multiple projects)
Capabilities
Three Excess Policy Options
Excess over entire underlying policy or specific job excess or specific client excess.
Coverage Available
Limits of liability up to $10 million, follow-form policy and annual policy period.
Retired Professional Excess Coverage
Helps protect an individual if a professional liability claim occurs during retirement.
SUPPORT MATERIALS
Overview & Coverage Highlights
Learn more about our coverage and why customers choose to work with us.
Claim Scenarios
These claim scenarios provide insight into instances where a claim may occur, and the lessons learned.
Claims Overview
Our exceptional claims handling means every incident reported will receive our personal attention.
Claims Prevention and Early Reporting
If a claim does occur, our in-house claim professionals advocate on your behalf.
$1 Million Project Limits
How would you like $1 million limits for every project your firm has designed since your retroactive date?
Coverage to Help a Retiree
Coverage to help protect a retiree individually in the event a professional liability claim occurs during retirement.
Save Up to 40%
Berkley Design Professional can save you up to 40% on your professional liability insurance.
“Products and services are provided by one or more of insurance company subsidiaries of W. R. Berkley Corporation. Not all products and services are available in every jurisdiction, and the precise coverage afforded by any insurer is subject to the actual terms and conditions of the policies as issued.”