Direct Line for Business unveils Professional Indemnity Insurance cover for architects

摘要

'Buy a bucket,' replied the great american architect Frank Lloyd Wright when a client complained about their leaking roof. A great line, but it is unlikely that Lloyd Wright's bucket defence would stand up in court should legal proceedings have followed. Architecture, more than most other industries, is built on trust. Aclient puts tremendous faith in an architect's expertise to guide their project safely through planning to construction. But as the aforementioned example shows, even the most competent make mistakes. And when a project goes wrong, the consultative nature of the business makes architects particularly vulnerableto legal action. Which is why Direct Line, the UK small business insurer, is launching a new professional indemnity service that will cover smaller practices in case the worst happens.