Geotechnical engineering can attract additional Professional Indemnity underwriting because advice is often based on site investigations, sampling, testing and assumptions about ground conditions.
Insurers may consider:
- soil and foundation investigations
- slope stability work
- retaining structures
- excavation and shoring advice
- groundwater issues
- mining or infrastructure projects
- the extent of site testing undertaken
- reliance placed on third-party reports or data
Ground conditions can vary across a site, and not every condition can always be identified during an investigation.
For this reason, insurers may pay particular attention to the scope of the geotechnical investigation, the limitations recorded in reports and how recommendations are communicated to clients and other consultants.
The size and type of projects undertaken will also form part of the underwriting assessment.
Engineers Australia also recognises geotechnical engineering as a specialist area of practice. See its geotechnical engineering guidance for further professional context.
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