Claims and Case Studies

Schinnerer constantly analyzes claims trends to better understand the sources of risk and the impact of risk on design professionals and their projects.

Also see our comprehensive online benchmarking study and From Risk to Profit: Benchmarking and Claims Studies, where we analyzed claims from our entire A/E professional liability program. (**Denotes study added in 2007)

Studies by Project Type

• Convention Centers**

• Mass Transit**

• Correctional Facilities**

• Sports Facilities**

• Parking Garages**

• Religious Facilities**

• Retail/Restaurant

• Hotels/Motels

• Highways and Bridges

• Hospital/Healthcare

• Habitability

• Schools

• Wastewater

• Florida Highway Engineering Services

Studies by Discipline

• Large Engineering Loss

• Construction Management

• Large Architectural Loss

• Geotechnical

• Structural Engineering

• Land Surveyor

• Landscape Architect

• Interior Designer

Studies by Service Type

• Construction Contract Administration

• Commissioning and Facility Management

• Feasibility Studies

Studies by Problem Area/Miscellaneous Studies

• Employment Practices Liability

• Nonworker Bodily Injury

• Intellectual Property

• Public Entity

• Mold

• Exposure Times and Meritless Claims Against Design Professionals in New York

• Injured Workers Claims Against Design Professionals in Illinois

• Three-part HVAC Study - (1) an in-depth paper on the causes of HVAC claims, (2) an article on managing and avoiding HVAC claims, and 3) a statistical claims analysis on the rise in recent years of HVAC claims.