Trends and influencing factors in professional indemnity claims

Griffiths & Armour have been practising since 1934 and have an entire division dedicated to professional indemnity insurance, Griffiths & Armour Professional Risks (GAPR). The vast majority of GAPR’s client base consists of construction professionals, and this makes them one of the most experienced professional indemnity insurance brokers in the market today. This article will, as the title suggests, consider what factors influence claims against construction professionals, with a particular emphasis on consulting engineers. It will also seek to reveal whether there are any identifiable meaningful trends in respect of such claims against civil engineers and structural engineers. The data sample used consists of extracts from GAPR’s database, a worthy source given their history and client base.