All the headlines from our Condominium Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Nov 18 2020 // Two dozen vehicles were damaged in what authorities are calling a suspicious fire at a condo complex in Essex. Essex police say the carport on Densmore Drive was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters were...
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...
May 4 2020 // Rutherford, NJ, May 4, 2020 Berkley Luxury Group, a Berkley company offers nationwide insurance solutions with two divisions, Berkley Luxury Real Estate Specialists and Berkley Fine Dining Specialists. The name is designed...
Nov 4 2019 // Authorities say 13 people were evacuated after a possible sinkhole opened outside a condominium complex in central Florida.An advisory from Alert Seminole County says 16 units at Royal Arms Condominiums were affected by...
Aug 5 2019 // An interesting question came in to the Academy of Insurance recently, edited below for space and to avoid disclosing any identifiable details.“I live in a condo building. A sewage pipe burst, causing damage to my...
Jun 12 2019 // China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. is scouring the globe for condo buyers looking for a little — or a lot — of Park Avenue glamour.Four years after buying the famed Waldorf Astoria for a record $1.95...
May 22 2019 // Members of a Hawaii condominium association have filed a lawsuit saying the building is unsafe and uninhabitable.The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the lawsuit filed by owners of units in the 3-year-old Waiea tower...
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...
Apr 3 2019 // We had an interesting question come in this week so I thought I would address it publicly. I’ve edited the question for space and to avoid disclosing any identifiable details.“I live in a condo building. A...
Feb 25 2019 // Allstar Underwriters (AUI) has expanded its HO-6 Condo Insurance Program to three additional states. The expansion covers Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.Through the HO-6 expansion, AUI aims to continue developing...
Dec 11 2018 // A measure that would have given condominium owners two extra years to comply with a Honolulu fire safety law has been deemed lost.The Honolulu City Council failed this week to acquire enough votes to override Mayor Kirk...
Dec 3 2018 // Local developers in coastal Alabama that utilized Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) FORTIFIED Commercial construction standards in the design of a coastal condominium complex have earned the...
Oct 23 2018 // The floor of a condominium clubhouse near Clemson University collapsed during a large private party early Sunday, hurtling dozens of people into the basement, authorities said.About 30 people were taken to local hospitals...
Aug 28 2018 // Have you ever watched someone try to finish a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing? There are still a few hundred pieces to place, but there is one open space in the middle of a grove of trees that beckons to be filled. The...
Aug 6 2018 // Have you ever watched someone try to finish a jigsaw puzzle with pieces missing? There are still a few hundred pieces to place, but there is one open space in the middle of a grove of trees that beckons to be filled. The...
Jul 20 2018 // Fire has left homeless hundreds of residents of a suburban Chicago condominium complex.About 150 firefighters from 50 departments near Prospect Heights battled the fire, which Prospect Heights Fire Chief Drew Smith said...
May 31 2018 // A large fire at a Florida condominium complex has destroyed at least 10 units.The Martin County sheriff’s office says a section of the Cedar Pointe Villages complex in Stuart was engulfed by flames on Monday night....
Mar 21 2018 // It’s official: Anbang Insurance Group Co. has filed a plan for the luxury condos it’s developing at Manhattan’s Waldorf Astoria, and it calls for fewer apartments than the company initially aimed for.The...
Nov 14 2017 // Velocity Risk Underwriters has expanded its Florida products to include HO-6 (condominium) for primary, secondary, seasonal, long-term rental, and short term rentals (minimum two days). Velocity offers an A.M. Best...