Latest HOA Condo Association Headlines
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Understanding the Risks and Coverages in Condo Association D&O
Apr 7 2025 // Directors and officers (D&O) coverage is critical for any organization that is governed by a board of directors. It provides coverage for those decisions that the board makes in good faith for the benefit of the...
Miami Condo President Charged With Skimming $1.5 Million in Association Fees
Oct 3 2024 // The long-time president and engineer of an upscale Miami-area condominium remained in jail late Wednesday after he was charged with stealing $1.5 million in association fees over the last seven years. It’s the second...
3 Things to Know About Condo Association Boards
Apr 1 2024 // The condo association takes on a special level of responsibility because of the unique form of ownership that is the condominium. To make sure we are all on the same footing, a condominium is a form of ownership where a...
Florida Condo Sales and Prices Fall Due to Insurance, Association Costs, Redfin Says
Mar 18 2024 // Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a...
Florida Condo Sales, Prices Have Fallen Thanks to Insurance, HOA Costs, Redfin Says
Feb 28 2024 // Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a...
Georgia Condo Association Leaders Charged with Taking Insurance Proceeds After Fire
Nov 6 2023 // Police in South Fulton, Georgia, have charged the president and treasurer of a large condominium association with stealing more than $1.5 million in insurance payouts after two fires in 2020 destroyed a building. Multiple...
Reinsurance Association Releases Paper on California Homeowners Insurance Market, Urges Policymakers Consider Risks of Inaction
Sep 5 2023 // The Reinsurance Association of America has come out with a white paper on the California homeowners insurance market that urges policymakers consider the risks of inaction. The paper, “Dynamics and Challenges in...
Risk Management Considerations for Condo Association Boards
Apr 3 2023 // The condo association takes on a special level of responsibility because of the unique form of ownership that is the condominium. To make sure we are all on the same footing — a condominium is a form of ownership...
Directors of Florida’s Largest Homeowners Association Charged with Millions in Theft
Nov 16 2022 // Current and former Board members at Florida’s largest homeowners’ association were arrested Tuesday, charged with taking millions of dollars from the association over several years. It’s the latest...
Texas’ Skyward Specialty Expands D&O Solutions for Non-Standard HOA Market
Mar 30 2022 // Houston, Texas-based Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. is expanding its Management Liability solutions by offering targeted directors and officers (D&O) coverage to Non-Standard Non-Profit Condominium and...
Hippo Expands Homeowners Association Insurance Offering to 15 States
Jan 11 2022 // Technology-driven Hippo has expanded its commercial lines homeowners association (HOA) insurance offering into 15 additional states after debuting it last August in Arizona. Hippo’s HOA insurance is now available in...
Surfside Collapse Victims File Consolidated Complaint Against Condo Association
Aug 18 2021 // Former residents of the Surfside, Fla. collapsed condominium have filed a consolidated amended class action complaint against the building’s condo association. Plaintiffs allege that the Champlain Towers South...
Hippo Enters Commercial Insurance Market With Homeowners Association Product
Jul 23 2021 // Home insurtech Hippo is jumping into the commercial insurance market. The California-based managing general agency startup said its expansion will focus on “targeted commercial insurance” customers. Its first...
Florida Condo Association President Warned in April of Worsening Condition
Jun 30 2021 // SURFSIDE, Fla. — Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still listed...
Florida Condo Association Sues Resident for Feeding Stray Cat
Feb 3 2021 // A condominium association in Florida is suing a 78-year-old woman over the feeding of a stray cat. A lawsuit filed earlier this month in Tampa accuses Joan P. Hussey of breaking the rules by attracting and feeding...
Why Condominium Associations Should Consider Risk Management and Financing with Caution
Aug 10 2020 // Insurance for a condominium association is designed to finance the insurable exposures for the association. These exposures include the property and several liability exposures, including what would be covered by a...
HOA Settles Suit with Florida Woman Who Fed Vultures, Gators for $53K
Jan 27 2020 // A Florida woman who fed vultures, alligators and other wildlife behind her gated-community home has agreed to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by homeowners association. Palm Beach County Judge Scott Kerner...
Some Connecticut Condo Associations Can Seek Crumbling Foundation Help
Apr 18 2019 // Some Connecticut condominium associations with crumbling foundations can seek financial help from the captive insurance company that’s been helping owners of stand-alone homes. Michael Maglaras, superintendent of the...
Las Vegas Homeowners Association Ordered to Pay $20M for Faulty Swing Set
Mar 5 2018 // A jury says a Las Vegas, Nevada, homeowners association must pay a man $20 million after a swing set collapsed on him as a teen and left him with brain damage. A Clark County District Court jury returned the verdict in...
Las Vegas Homeowners Association Ordered to Pay $20M for Faulty Swing Set
Feb 27 2018 // A jury says a Las Vegas, Nev. homeowners association must pay a man $20 million after a swing set collapsed on him as a teen and left him with brain damage. A Clark County District Court jury returned the verdict earlier...
