progressivedesignbuild

Design Build (DB) has become a real concern among professional liability insurance underwriters as we’ve seen an adverse development in claim trends – especially on infrastructure projects. In this episode, Dan and Val Onderka, VP of Underwriting for Ironshore’s Designers & Contractors Professional Liability, discuss some of the reasons behind these claim trends – including what an underwriter is looking for when assessing and selecting a given design build project. Val and Dan also discuss “progressive design build” and changes that all parties should consider in order to reduce their exposures to claims and costly disputes.

Design Build (DB) has become a real concern among professional liability insurance underwriters as we’ve seen an adverse development in claim trends – especially on infrastructure projects. In this episode, Dan and Val Onderka, VP of Underwriting for Ironshore’s Designers & Contractors Professional Liability, discuss some of the reasons behind these claim trends – including what an underwriter is looking for when assessing and selecting a given design build project. Val and Dan also discuss “progressive design build” and changes that all parties should consider in order to reduce their exposures to claims and costly disputes.

Tipton County needed to replace an old and overcrowded jail that no longer met their needs. The County selected the fastest growing delivery method, progressive design-build to design and construct a new jail facility incorporating innovative and critical features and classifications. Hear from Tipton County’s Sheriff, Tony Frawley, award-winning Architect, Joe Mrak, and the design-builder about how Tipton County built a big county jail on a small county budget.