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Jeff Cavignac is president and principal of Cavignac & associates, a risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm specializing in the building industry.

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Construction Safety Management

Great points Jeff! Other commonly overlooked items on web pages are safety infractions. Employees shown in unsafe environments or without proper protective equipment posted on web pages...

I was critical of an installation because it did not meet my implied standards and felt I was protected against an inferior installation because the language of the contract required th...

A pretty narrow intepretation. EJCDC asks for "average" performance while deisgners sell "we're the best". If your going to sell it, deliver it!! Highest does not mean perfect, just ...

Thanks Jeff, this is good information to be shared with all involved in DB. Too often people dont even read their contract let alone look for traps like this.

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Many of our Engineering clients are starting to budget for 2014.  One of the major expense items is insurance and the purpose of this article is to explain where the industry is in the insurance cycle and what you can expect to see in 2014. 
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Litigation is hugely expensive, time consuming and emotionally draining.  Although litigation has its place, in most cases it is an ineffective way to resolve business disputes. 
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Don’t know what an IIPP is? OK, you had better read this.
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Thank You Ed Howell!

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Most engineers have never heard of Ed Howell, but Ed Howell has directly benefitted every engineer practicing in the U.S. today!  So what did Ed do and how did he benefit the engineering profession? 
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Perfect Plans: Don't Be Held to an Impossible Standard

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The perfect set of plans has yet to be drawn, yet you could be held to that standard if you are not careful. It is important to realize that the law does not require you to be perfect. The law only requires that you perform your services with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used by other reasonably
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Your Website...and Why it Might Jack Up Your Insurance Premiums!

August 10, 2012
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Most companies use their websites as an electronic brochure, and are inclined to list just about every service they can provide, whether or not they have provided it in the past. While this might be good for business generation, it could adversely affect insurance availability and premiums.
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Perfection Not Required: Beware Standard-of-Care Contract Clause Traps

June 26, 2012
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The Law Does Not Require Perfection!  
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