Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Insurance problems with common facilities?

[Bob Leigh (coho]

Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> wrote:
> Is Community Associations Underwriters related to the Community 
> Associations Institute?

Yes, I think so.  They say they didn't renew our policy because they've
stopped covering condo associations of our size in Massachusetts.
 
> Did they decline for the same reason Middlesex is canceling?

No,
 
> Agents who review your property are not always correct in their 
> assessments and a simple additional coverage may be available. Or the 
> problem of power tools may be addresses with more security and/or an 
> exclusion for that area.

First, we're looking for other insurance brokers and companies that
will cover us without special coverage or changes in our common stuff.
I'll let you all know how it turns out.

Bob Leigh       coho [at] eaglebreep.org