Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G4 - Construction Industry Licensing Board › Chapter 61G4-15 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 61G4-15.003 - Public Liability Insurance

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(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:
Liability
Property Damage
General Contractor
$300, 000
$50, 000
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
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.