(1) As a
prerequisite to the initial issuance, or the renewal of an active certificate
or registration or a change in the status of an active certificate or
registration, the applicant shall submit a signed affidavit attesting to the
fact that the applicant has obtained and will maintain public liability and
property damage insurance, in the amounts stated herein for the life of an
active certificate or registration and for the safety and welfare of the
public. It shall be a violation of this rule for any licensee to fail to
continually maintain liability and property damage insurance in amounts set
forth herein.
(2) To verify the
accuracy of the signed affidavit, the Board will, from time to time, conduct
random sample audits of licensees by zip code area in which the total number of
certificates and registrations selected for audit will be in a sufficient
amount to insure the validity of the audit. Upon written request by the Board,
each selected licensee shall, within thirty days of mailing of request to the
licensee, by the Board office, by certified mail, submit proof of coverage, in
the form of an original Certificate of Insurance, if available, or in the
alternative, a certified copy of the Certificate of Insurance on file with the
building department for the period being audited or a copy of the insurance
policy in force for the period being audited showing that the licensee had
obtained the proper amount of public liability and property damage insurance
and that the proper coverage has been continually maintained since the time of
the last license renewal. The Certificate of Insurance shall be prepared by an
insurance agency and must contain the following information to meet the
requirements of the Board:
(a) Date that the
Certificate of Insurance was issued.
(b) Name of Insurance Agent.
(c) Name of Insured must reflect the exact
name of the business organization qualified by the applicant, and the insured's
fictitious name or d/b/a, if any.
(d) Name of Insurance Company.
(e) Policy number must be on the
Certificate.
(f) Effective date of
policy.
(g) Expiration date of
policy.
(h) Proper aggregate amount
of public liability and property damage as defined below:
|
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Liability
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Property Damage
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General Contractor
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$300, 000
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$50, 000
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Building Contractor
|
300, 000
|
50, 000
|
|
Residential Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Sheet Metal Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Air Conditioning
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Contractor
|
|
|
|
Roofing Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Mechanical Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Pool Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Plumbing Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Underground Utility and
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Excavation Contractor
|
|
|
|
Solar Contractor
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Pollutant Storage System
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
|
Specialty Contractor
|
|
|
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Specialty Contractors, Unless specified
otherwise
|
100, 000
|
25, 000
|
(i)
Certificate holder must be the State of Florida, Department of Business and
Professional Regulation, the Construction Industry Licensing Board.
(j) The cancellation notice shall stipulate
that, should the public liability and property damage coverage, described
above, be cancelled before the expiration date thereof, the issuing company
will mail a thirty day written notice to the Certificate Holder named on this
Certificate.
(k) The agent's
signature.
(l) The licensee's
correct license number.
(3) The insurance shall, at all times, be
carried in the name of the licensee.
(4) The applicant will submit a Certificate
of Insurance only when requested by this Board and within the specified time
period set forth in the Board's request.
(5) Failure to comply with the Board's
request to submit proof of coverage, which meets the requirements of the Board,
will be a violation of this rule.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 61G4-15.003
Rulemaking Authority
489.108,
489.115(5),
489.129(3) FS.
Law Implemented 489.115(5)
FS.
New 1-10-80, Amended
9-15-82, Formerly 21E-15.03, Amended 1-26-88, 1-1-89, 5-23-89, 6-5-90, Formerly
21E-15.003, Amended 7-18-94, 1-10-95, 2-6-96, 11-13-03, 11-7-05,
11-15-07.
New 1-10-80, Amended 9-15-82, Formerly 21E-15.03, Amended
1-26-88, 1-1-89, 5-23-89, 6-5-90, Formerly 21E-15.003, Amended 7-18-94,
1-10-95, 2-6-96, 11-13-03, 11-7-05,
11-15-07.
