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Committee on Liability and Insurance
TERMS OF REFERENCE
 
To identify significant issues impacting on risk and liability for the consulting engineering industry and formulate strategies to address these and, in particular: 
  • To compile the liability & insurance requirements and insurance delivery in the member states and draw recommendations for the Member Associations. 
  • To monitor and influence where necessary EU legislation and proposals impacting on Member Associations. 
  • To develop dialogue and exchange of information with European wide insurance companies and other stakeholders for the purpose of addressing issues of common interest.

This Committee will liaise and coordinate with the Risk and Liability Committee of FIDIC.

SCOPE OF WORK (2010)

Conditions impacting on risk and liability are primarily perceived as national issues. 

  • Fact-finding study on the diversity of national liability conditions and insurance practices to demonstrate the complexity and workings of the European engineering consultancy, and to provide guidance on cross-border services (in progress)
  • Policy statements on capped liability and joint & several liability (require a recast in the coming months)

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Chair's Report 2010 (PDF)