(1) As a prerequisite to the initial
issuance, or a change in the status of an active certificate or registration,
the applicant shall attest that the applicant will obtain public liability and
property damage insurance, in the amounts stated herein. 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. The
Certificate of Insurance shall be prepared by an insurance agency and must
contain the following information:
(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 entity qualified by the applicant.
(d) Name of Insurance Company.
(e) Policy number must be on the Certificate.
Binder numbers of copies of policies will not be acceptable.
(f) Effective date of policy.
(g) Expiration date of policy.
(h) The minimum amount of liability and
property damage insurance required as a prerequisite to the issuance of a
certificate or registration or registered license, as listed below:
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1. Liability Insurance:
(including completed operations and products)
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$100, 000/per person $300, 000/per occurrence
and
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2. Property Damage Insurance (including completed
operations and products)
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$500, 000 or
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3. Minimum combined single limit policy
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$800, 000
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(i)
Certificate holder must be the Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, the Electrical Contractors' 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, 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.
(2) As a prerequisite to the initial
issuance, or a change in the status of an active certificate or registration,
the applicant shall attest the applicant will obtain workers' compensation
insurance or an appropriate exemption pursuant to Chapter 440, F.S. It shall be
a violation of this rule for any licensee to fail to continually maintain
workers' compensation coverage or an appropriate exemption as
required.
(3) The insurance shall,
at all times, be carried in the name of the licensee or the business name
appearing on the licensee's certificate or registration.
(4) By applying for renewal, each
certificateholder or registrant certifies that he or she has continually
maintained the required amounts of public liability and property damage. To
verify each certificateholder or registrant has continually maintained the
required amounts of public liability and property damage insurance, as well as
workers' compensation coverage or appropriate exemption pursuant to Chapter
440, F.S., the Board will conduct random sample audits of at least 10% of the
total number of certificates and registrants. Upon written request by the
Board, each selected licensee must within thirty days submit proof of coverage,
in the form of an original Certificate of Insurance, showing the licensee has
obtained and continually maintained the proper amount of public liability and
property damage insurance, as well as workers' compensation coverage or
appropriate exemption pursuant to Chapter 440, F.S., 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. 61G6-5.008
Rulemaking Authority
489.507(3),
489.510,
489.511(4),
489.515 FS. Law Implemented
489.507(2),
489.510,
489.511(4),
489.515,
489.517(5),
489.537
FS.
New 1-2-80, Formerly
21GG-5.08, Amended 5-20-92, Formerly 21GG-5.008, Amended 9-22-97, 3-29-99,
3-19-02, 12-27-04, 8-3-08.
New 1-2-80, Formerly 21GG-5.08, Amended 5-20-92, Formerly
21GG-5.008, Amended 9-22-97, 3-29-99, 3-19-02, 12-27-04,
8-3-08.
