Connecticut professional liability insurance for design professionals

Which boards license design professionals in Connecticut?

Connecticut uses 4 separate licensing bodies for the five design disciplines we track.

The State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors covers professional engineers and land surveyors. The list below comes from each board's official page, so you can confirm the agency that issued your license before you complete a Connecticut application.

• Architects: Architectural Licensing Board
• Professional engineers: State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Land surveyors: State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Landscape architects: State Board of Landscape Architects
• Interior designers: Department of Consumer Protection

Sources: [ct-architects][ct-engineers][ct-interior-designers][ct-landscape-architects]

Why the Connecticut board structure matters to underwriters

Carriers ask Connecticut firms which licenses the firm and its principals hold, because the licensed scope defines the professional services the policy is written around.

Architect licensing in Connecticut sits with the Architectural Licensing Board. Engineering licensing sits with the State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. If your Connecticut firm offers more than one discipline, list every license so the policy's professional services definition matches the work you actually sell.

A mismatch between the services described in a Connecticut application and the licenses on file is one of the most common reasons underwriters return questions before quoting.

Interior designers in Connecticut

Interior design in Connecticut is handled through the Department of Consumer Protection. Interior designers wishing to use the designation registered interior designer must register each year. Underwriters ask Connecticut interior designers whether they hold that credential and whether their drawings are sealed by another licensee.

Carriers quoted through our agency for Connecticut design firms

For Connecticut firms, carriers quoted through our agency include The Hartford (small-firm A&E product under two million in revenue, with larger firms through Hartford Global Specialty), Hiscox, Great American, GUARD, Markel, Travelers and Hanover. Coterie and NEXT are quoted for the office package, and Colonial Surety for bid and performance bonds.

Carriers named here are quoted through our agency; no carrier endorses Provident Financial Group, and availability depends on each carrier's underwriting.

Certificates for Connecticut owners and contractors

Public owners, developers and general contractors on Connecticut projects routinely ask for a certificate of insurance before a contract is signed. We issue same-day certificates, and Live Certificates let your Connecticut clients retrieve your current certificate on demand.