Ironshore expands architects & engineers programme

Ironshore has expanded its capabilities for architects and engineers, offering project specific policies for contractor design firms.

Valerie Onderka will lead the initiative and will underwrite project specific policies, as well as professional liability policies for contractor design firms with the collaborative, specialised expertise of Ironshore’s US Specialty Casualty unit and IronPro, its professional liability management unit. She will be based in Ironshore’s Atlanta office

Onderka brings more than 30 years’ experience in the design professional liability segment. Most recently, she was the US and Canada product line manager for architects & engineers professional liability for Lexington Insurance Company.

“Valerie’s contributions to Ironshore’s A&E team will enhance the breadth of products we can now offer construction clients to manage specific design firm project risk,” said Ben Beauvais, executive vice president of specialty casualty and construction.

Greg Flood, president of IronPro, added:  “IronPro has been providing design firm and contractors design firm professional liability coverage since 2008. Expanding Ironshore’s products to include project liability within our casualty group is a material step forward to round out Ironshore’s support for architects and engineers and the construction industry.  We’re very pleased that Valerie and her team have joined Ironshore and look forward to their skilled contributions to the segment.”