Liability Insurance Market Remains Healthy
Summary of the annual AIA Professional Liability Insurance Survey
Professional liability insurance is the necessary evil that all successful design firms must consider to minimize risk exposure effectively, writes Nolanda H. Bearden, AIA, managing member, NHB Group LLC. Each fall, the AIA Risk Management Committee, along with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and the AIA Trust, conducts an annual survey followed by interviews of insurance carriers specializing in providing professional liability insurance coverage to design professionals.

Resolutions for Consideration at AIA National Convention Due February 27
Submission of resolutions to be considered by the delegates at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco will be accepted by the Resolutions Committee until 5:00 p.m. ET, February 27, 2009. Resolutions must be sent electronically, with hard copy to follow, to the attention of the AIA secretary at AIA headquarters (1735 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20006-5292) by that date and time. For complete information on submission of resolutions, review this PDF, or contact Jay Stephens, Esq., AIA general counsel (202-626-7379 or jstephens@aia.org), or Pam Day, Hon. AIA, senior director, governance administration (202-626-7305 or pday@aia.org).

Eight Architects Declare Candidacy for Three Offices
Elections for the Institute’s next first vice president/president-elect, vice presidents, and treasurer will be held in April at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Expo in San Francisco.

kiplinger connection
The Economy • Energy • Global Business
The Economy: Expect more help from Small Business Administration.
Energy: Hydroelectric, ocean-bed generators, and solar on the rise.
Global Business: Overseas credit crunch slowing construction demand.

Taking Care of Business
Letters to the Editor
This week, we have a clarification about building in New Orleans and a kvetch about the AIArchitect poll.