Delaware professional liability insurance for design professionals

Which boards license design professionals in Delaware?

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

Each discipline in Delaware answers to its own board. The list below comes from each board's official page, so you can confirm the agency that issued your license before you complete a Delaware application.

• Architects: Board of Architects
• Professional engineers: Delaware Association of Professional Engineers
• Land surveyors: Board of Professional Land Surveyors
• Landscape architects: Board of Landscape Architecture

Sources: [de-architects][de-engineers][de-land-surveyors][de-landscape-architects]

Why the Delaware board structure matters to underwriters

Carriers ask Delaware 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 Delaware sits with the Board of Architects. Engineering licensing sits with the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers. If your Delaware 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 Delaware application and the licenses on file is one of the most common reasons underwriters return questions before quoting.

Interior designers in Delaware

We could not confirm a Delaware state board that credentials interior designers from official sources, so this page makes no claim about interior design regulation in Delaware. Underwriters still ask Delaware interior designers about scope, code-related work and who seals the drawings.

Carriers quoted through our agency for Delaware design firms

For Delaware 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 Delaware owners and contractors

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