Volume 47, May 2018                                                      Previous Newsletters

Dealey Renton & Associates (DRA) is one of the largest specialty brokers in the country , representing more than 3,000 design professional firms.  Our focus for more than 50 years has been to assist our valued clients with their risk management, loss prevention and insurance placement needs.  We believe this month's articles will help our clients manage their business risks and improv e their professional practices.


Risk Management
Industry trends point to design-build projects increasing as Owners continue to pursue a streamlined approach to their projects.  Dealey Renton provides a primer on  four common contract approaches including a few risk management pointers for design-build pursuits .



Claims
Becoming the subject of a professional liability dispute is something no firm desires, and many are unprepared for.  Coordination with the firm's insurer is just as important as addressing the dispute resolution clause in the firm's contract.  Beazley provides a quick and important article on how to make mediation a success.


Workers Compensation
A workplace incident may be first evidence of a company problem that could affect your employees' safety and productivity, as well as your profitability. The Hartford provides best practices for developing investigation protocols to determine the  'what' and the 'why', in an effort to reduce future incident frequency.
 






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