The AIA Trust is the premier risk management resource for AIA members and components. AIA member trustees working with independent experts identify, evaluate, develop, monitor, and update a wide range of member benefit programs as well as free practice resources designed especially for AIA members and their firms. And all are available to you 24/7 on TheAIATrust.com.

The AIA Trust offers you a host of practice resources to help you and your employees understand how to effectively manage risk — an essential part of being a successful architect. When you visit the AIA Trust website, you’ll find an expanding range of tools, guides, webinars, articles, strategies and advice to help you identify, prevent and control risk. Watch a short four-minute video that gives an overview of what the AIA Trust offers you.

On the AIA Trust website, you can check out the database of professional liability insurers, where you can research and compare what insurers can offer you. Review the tips offered about evaluating your professional liability and cyber liability coverage. Read news articles on new and evolving risks, such as firm management strategies during the pandemic and materials transparency issues. Review the many risk reports to help you manage new and evolving risks.

Consult the AIA Trust Legal Network for a database of A/E law firms by state to help you find legal assistance when and where you need it.

The AIA Trust website makes it easy for you to find what you need at any stage of your career. You can find the practice resources and benefit plans that will help you to establish, lead or wind down your practice. Webinars, both live and recorded, offer you learning unit credit along with self-assessment tests offered for them and many risk reports.

The AIA Trust also offers AIA members an array of benefit programs to protect their firms and families. These programs include:

• Professional liability insurance coverage through one of the best providers in the country, Victor and CNA, offering exceptional coverage, service, and education — along with special member premium credits to qualifying firms and special policyholder benefits.
• Business owners coverage for your firm to be sure your property is protected, including valuable documents, laptops, and your place of business — along with casualty and general liability protection.
• Cyber liability insurance needed for architecture firms of all sizes to protect them against increasing cyberattacks such as ransomware.
• Practice Coach, a unique legal information service available exclusively to AIA members and components, offering practical legal information to help prevent costly and destructive legal problems. A special introductory member rate is available.
• Retirement plans — whether you are a solo practitioner or looking to offer an employee benefit — are available at minimal cost and handled by a worldwide financial leader.
• Healthcare options are available to AIA Members, their firms, and components and include fully funded medical insurance, health plan options such as dental and vision coverage, health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), and HR benefit administration services.
• Individual and small group plans for term life and disability coverage with competitive pricing and special features.
• The AIA Trust offers members and components quality programs with special discounts and benefits, including:
• Travel assistance when traveling for business or pleasure, domestically or overseas
  • Trip cancellation insurance to protect your travel investment
  • Low auto insurance rates along with a special membership discount
  • Pet health insurance offering customized plans
  • Long-term care insurance from

top providers plus special assistance
& benefits.

The AIA Trust is dedicated to assisting AIA members in making decisions about complex matters that affect you and your future. Whether you are an AIA member starting your career, focusing on practice growth, or are ready to start planning for life after full-time work, the AIA Trust serves as your risk management partner. Check out the AIA Trust website today to discover why the AIA Trust is Where Smart Architects Manage Risk®. Visit TheAIATrust.com for more information or call 202-626-7376.