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Learn moreDo professional liability concerns keep you awake at night? Do rising professional liability insurance costs and potential claim costs affect your engineering work? Do you wonder what liability mitigation steps you should be taking?
Join NSPE-CO for an overview of the 2025 NSPE/ACEC/AIA professional liability insurance carrier survey and interviews. The annual survey and interviews provide great insight into professional liability concerns and trends. Noelle Cochran will explain the insurance carrier observations and concerns, professional liability insurance and claim trends, and actions you can take to manage your professional liability. The presentation expands on the related article in PE magazine (Issue 3, 2025). The following link provides access to the article:
PE Magazine - Looking Ahead for 2026 Professional Liability Trends
The program is free for NSPE members ($20 for non-members). The Zoom link for the program will be sent to registered attendees several days before the program.
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Noelle Cochran, P.E. is a Vice President and Risk Management Director at AECOM. She supports multiple business lines in managing project risk for water/wastewater, sports/medical/commercial facility, environmental remediation, and other engineering design and consulting projects. Noelle has held various engineering and management positions and has led quality, risk, and technical practice programs. She was introduced to engineering risk management early in her career and benefitted greatly by applying it to her project and management work. Noelle is an active member of the National Society or Professional Engineers (NSPE) including NSPE-Colorado. She is also an active member the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Risk Management Committee and has been on the NSPE Risk Management Task Force.
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NSPE-CO Members Michael Aitken, P.E., F.NSPE and Ben Railsback , P.E., F.NSPE have been installed as President and Vice President of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). NAFE is directly associated with NSPE. Both Michael and Ben have previously served as NSPE-CO president. Michael was also NSPE national president, and Ben served on the national NSPE Board of Directors. To qualify for full membership in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, a candidate must be a licensed professional engineer and a member of NSPE and a technical society. He or she must have forensic engineering experience in addition to references from attorneys, senior claims managers, or NAFE members who are personally familiar with his or her forensic practice and experience. Full members are board certified in forensic engineering through the CESB. There are three levels of board-certified membership: member, senior member, and fellow. Left: Railsback (Vice President NAFE) Right: Michael Aitken (President, NAFE). Thanks to Paul D. Tucker for the photo. |
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