Opinion No. (2004)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE PATRICIA WIGGINS, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Is an insurer required to report to the California Architects Board a settlement or arbitration award exceeding $5,000 that involves a claim or action for damages alleging that an insured architect has engaged in wrongful conduct? 2. What type of "settlement" of what type of "claim" must an insurer report to the California Architects Board? 3. Is an insurer required to report to the California Architects Board a settlement or arbitration award exceeding $5,000 that is paid on behalf of an architectural firm, where the claim or action for damages alleges that there was wrongful conduct with respect to the architectural services performed? CONCLUSIONS 1. An insurer is required to report to the California Architects Board a settlement or arbitration award exceeding $5,000 that involves a claim or action for damages alleging that an insured architect has engaged in wrongful conduct. 2. A "settlement" of a "claim" that an insurer must report to the California Architects Board is any…