Personal Lines

Hurricanes and Homeowners Association Loss Assessments

Many homeowners are just now being assessed by their homeowner or condo associations for losses that occurred in 2005 due to master policy exclusions, deductibles, or inadequate limits. Some insurers…

Renting Condos (and Homes) to Others

Most likely, many of you have insureds who own a vacation home or condo that is rented out much of the time. Most of you have insureds who might buy…

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Condos, Binders and “Walls In” Coverage

The VU “Ask an Expert” service has been made aware of a number of requests from the lenders of condo unit owners who want to be named as mortgagees on…

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More HO Loss Assessment Misunderstandings

Can a condo association assessment for a deductible be paid by the HO policy without the entire association being assessed? An agent reports that one company will not pay unless…

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Homeowners’ Associations

It’s very unlikely that many purchasers of a townhome or a stand-alone home in an association ever consider the insurance implications of such purchases. Only when it’s time for the…

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