Professional Indemnity
For covered allegations connected with site investigations, ground interpretation, foundation or slope advice, reports and professional recommendations.
Geotechnical engineers
Insurance for geotechnical engineers.
Professional Indemnity and business insurance advice for firms providing site investigation, ground assessment, foundation, retaining and slope advice.
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Scope of work
The ground conditions and responsibilities need to be clear.
A strong insurance submission explains the ground investigations, analysis and design advice you provide, the project types involved and how uncertainty in subsurface conditions is managed.
- Site investigations and geotechnical reporting
- Soil, rock and groundwater assessment
- Foundation and footing recommendations
- Retaining structures, slopes and stability advice
- Earthworks, pavements and ground improvement
- Mining, tunnelling and infrastructure consulting
- Forensic, expert and construction-stage advice
Underwriting context
What can influence the insurance terms?
The detail behind the occupation matters. Clear information about investigations, ground conditions, project scale and reliance on recommendations helps insurers assess the actual geotechnical engineering risk.
01Foundation, footing and settlement recommendations
02Slope stability, retaining structures and landslip exposure
03Subsurface uncertainty and limitations on investigation scope
04Maximum construction values and largest projects
05Residential, high-rise, mining, tunnelling and infrastructure work
06Reliance on drilling, field testing and laboratory data
07Forensic work, peer review and construction-stage advice
08Claims, complaints and known circumstances
Cover around the practice
Protection around the whole practice.
Public & Products Liability
For certain third-party injury or property damage claims associated with business activities and site attendance.
Cyber insurance
Selected cover for cyber, privacy and technology events affecting the practice.
Business & equipment
Cover options for office assets and portable technical equipment used by the firm.
Cover availability, terms and exclusions depend on the insurer and the information supplied.
Preparing the submission
Information worth having ready.
You do not need every document before starting the conversation, but these details usually help us obtain meaningful written terms.
- Fee split by investigation, reporting, design and expert services
- Residential, commercial, infrastructure, mining and tunnelling percentages
- Typical and maximum project values
- Details of drilling, field testing and laboratory reliance
- Foundation, retaining and slope-stability responsibilities
- Current policy, claims and contractual insurance information
Useful guides
Go deeper when you need to.
Choosing a Professional Indemnity limit
Defence costs inside or outside the limit
Retroactive cover and prior work
Insurance requirements in engineering contracts
Common questions
Geotechnical engineering insurance, explained clearly.
Ground conditions cannot be observed completely, while recommendations can affect foundations, stability and major construction decisions. Insurers therefore need a clear picture of investigation scope, project values and reliance on the advice.
They help define what was tested, what assumptions were made and how the advice should be used. Insurers may ask how limitations are communicated to clients and other project parties.
Yes. Explain who performs the fieldwork and testing, how results are reviewed and whether subcontractors carry their own insurance.
Explain the ground conditions, investigation scope, project value, recommendations provided, who relies on them and the responsibility accepted under contract.
Next step
Request written terms for your geotechnical engineering business.
Tell us about the investigations, ground conditions, project profile and responsibilities your practice accepts.
A simpler first step
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Start a conversation
Request a callback.
Share the essentials and the team can get in touch. There is no need to complete a full proposal form.
Concept only—the production version will use Gravity Forms and notify the team.