David H. Collings

Mr. Collings is copresenting Workshop W9, “Construction Management—A to Z,” on Wednesday afternoon. He is a Partner in Ames & Gough, a leading insurance and risk management consulting firm specializing in design and construction risk. He has extensive experience working with architects, engineers, design-builders, contractors, and related firms. He provides special expertise in risk management research, large project risk management, and coverage integration for design-builders. Prior to joining Ames & Gough, he was a Managing Director with Marsh and served as the North America Marketing Director and the Design Firm and Design-Build Practice leader. He has worked in Atlanta, London, New York, and Philadelphia.

Mr. Collings has 31 years of industry experience. He is a frequent speaker to the design and construction industry and has published many articles. His experience includes: designing and negotiating a Web-based project-specific professional liability program for a multibillion-dollar mass transit system; developing insurance and risk management programs for ENR top 50 firms including those serving the petrochemical, infrastructure, transportation, and residential markets; publishing benchmark studies on design firm professional liability insurance, project-specific professional liability insurance, and contractor’s professional liability; developing BIM risk management implementation plans; developing and negotiating project insurance for privatized bridge and road toll projects; designing and placing a project-specific professional policy for a $300 million fast-track stadium project.

Mr. Collings holds a BBA degree in risk management and insurance from St. John’s University. In addition to IRMI, he has participated in, written for, or spoken to the following organizations and publications: AIA CFO Large Firm Roundtable, ABA Forum on Construction, The American College of Construction Lawyers, American Council of Engineering Companies, American Institute of Steel Construction, The Associated General Contractors of America, The CA/T Prof. Liab. Reporter, Civil Eng. Research Foundation, Construction Business Review, Construction Financial Management Association, Construction News Record, Construction Spec’s Institute, Council of American Structural Engineers, Design-Build Institute of America, Design Finance Officers’ Group, Design Professionals Coalition, Educational & Institutional Insurance Administrators, Engineering News Record, Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers, Georgia Government Purchasing Association, Hazardous Waste Action Coalition, Missouri Bar Association, National Council for Public/Private Partnerships, Practising Law Institute, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, The Structural Engineering Institute, Public Transit Auth. Ann. Conf., University of Colorado, and Wylie Construction Law Update.