Counterpart Raises the Bar on Construction Coverage Among Escalating Risks

The new offering expands Counterpart’s Professional Liability product offerings and team to address design-build risks.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As architects, engineers, and contractors take on larger, more complex, and more technology-driven projects, their professional exposures are evolving faster than traditional insurance, creating gaps that legacy coverage often fails to address. Today, Counterpart, the leading Agentic Insurance™ platform, announced the launch of its Architects, Engineers, and Construction Professionals (A&E) Professional Liability offering, built for both design and design-build firms. The new A&E product expands Counterpart’s Professional Liability product suite and includes clear, affirmative coverage for technology services and products, pollution, and AI-related exposures, enabling brokers to place modern design-build risks quickly and confidently.

As the global construction industry is expected to reach $16.3 trillion in 2025, firms are taking on larger, more sophisticated projects, often under tighter timelines and more complex terms. At the same time, many legacy professional liability policies remain vague or silent on technology and AI-assisted workflows, leaving brokers and insureds with uncertainty when clarity matters most.

Designed for wholesale brokers, the offering connects them directly with experienced underwriters, in-house claims professionals, and contract review services, making it easier to place both design and design-build firms with confidence. With a modular form and clear, affirmative language for technology and AI-enabled exposures, brokers can also access coverage enhancements for rectification expenses, faulty workmanship, and contract-specific excess requirements. The result is the clarity, consistency, and predictable service brokers expect from Counterpart, enabling them to place complex risks quickly and confidently.

"Additional capacity is welcome in a polarized construction market,” said Stephen Turner, Executive Vice President, RT ProExec. “There is a real tug of war between reserved economic worries, labor shortages, and policy uncertainties amid the explosive growth in data centers and AI infrastructure investments which continues to drive massive project pipelines."

With more than 13 years of industry experience, including leadership roles at Hiscox, TMHCC, and Ambridge, Nick Rotondo is taking on expanded responsibilities alongside the launch and stepping into the role of Director (MPL, A&E). In this role, he will lead underwriting strategy and execution to accelerate the product’s growth.

“Today’s A&E firms are working faster, using more technology, and facing tougher contractual requirements than ever,” said Nick Rotondo, Director (MPL, A&E) at Counterpart. “Brokers shouldn’t have to stitch together multiple policies just to meet an abuse requirement or clarify how AI exposure will be treated. We built this offering to deliver a single, modern form with packaged abuse coverage and clear language around use of technology, so brokers can place complex risks with speed and confidence.”

Counterpart is already seeing strong validation of this approach. Its Allied Healthcare launch earlier this year quickly generated outsized broker demand as digital-enabled care accelerates, demonstrating how forward-thinking coverage and Agentic Underwriting™ resonate in underserved markets. Read more about Counterpart’s Liability Coverage at yourcounterpart.com.

About Counterpart

Counterpart is the first Agentic Insurance™ platform, combining trusted insurance expertise with cutting-edge AI to deliver tailored management and professional liability solutions. By integrating Agentic Underwriting™, Agentic Broker Services™, Agentic Risk Mitigation™, and Agentic Claims Management™ into one platform, Counterpart empowers brokers and the businesses they serve to do more with less risk®. Backed by five A rated insurance and reinsurance carriers, including Aspen, Markel, and Westfield Specialty®, Counterpart has earned recognition as an Inc. Magazine Power Partner®, a CB Insights "Top 50 Insurtech," and a PC360 Insurance Luminary. To learn more, visit yourcounterpart.com.