KA Insurance Architects & Engineers Summit 2025

Understanding your Professional Services Agreement: the good, the bad, and the ugly

About this Event

Learn how to identify / discuss many critical contract provisions that can have far reaching risk management / professional liability implications and gain strategies to help reduce exposure and improve outcomes.

License and CE Information will be collected at the event. Please bring your information with you.

Should you have any questions about the event, we hope you will not hesitate to contact our event management coordinator, Johnna Wangensteen, andhbmdlbnN0ZWVuIHwga2FpbnN1cmFuY2UgISBjb20=.

Agenda


🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:00 AM
Registration and Hot Breakfast Buffet

🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
General Introductions
Host: Kraus-Anderson Insurance A&E Practice Group

🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:15 AM
Part I: Understanding your Professional Services Agreement: good, bad, & ugly
Host: Colleen Palmer, Esq., A&E Risk Manager

Info: 1 Credit

Learning Objectives:

Negotiating a well-balanced professional services agreement is an important first step toward achieving a successful outcome on all projects. In this seminar, we’ll identify and discuss many critical contract provisions that can have far reaching risk management and professional liability implications. We’ll also roll up our sleeves with review exercises to test our editing skill of some onerous provisions that are often seen in client-proposed contracts. This seminar is intended for all levels of experience, so please join us for an interactive and informative session!

What we will cover:

• Discuss the importance of effective contract negotiation;

• Examine the risks associated with onerous provisions;

• Talk about provisions that may provide protection in a claim; and

• Explore ways to appropriately modify client-proposed provisions.

🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
Break

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Part II: Understanding your Professional Services Agreement: good, bad, & ugly
Host: Colleen Palmer, Esq., A&E Risk Manager

Info: 1 Credit

🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Design Firm Claim Trends & Risk Management Insights
Host: Dan Brown, A&E Underwriter

Info: 1 Credit

This session will explore current claim trends impacting design professionals, highlighting common sources of professional liability claims and emerging risk factors. Attendees will gain actionable risk management strategies to help reduce exposure and improve outcomes.

🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A and Closing Remarks
Host: Kraus-Anderson Insurance A&E Practice Group

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