msfh inspector rejected by citizens

[Dennis J. Bonner]

Agent told me today that citizens rejected a re-inspection done by a msfh certified inspector and will no longer be accepting them. This is only what an agent told me and i have not seen anything in writing.

[Ed Bancroft]

From what I have heard and seen the msfh certification never allowed this unless it was done thru a WCE, which no longer exists.
Nothing concrete, just grapevine stuff.

[Dennis J. Bonner]

from my understanding, before jan. of this year, any one could do it as long as an engineer or architect signed the form. after jan they accepted only licensed and insured individuals to complete the inspection and sign the form-this included msfh peeps, until today, according to my agent source..

[wsiegel]

MSFH has never been accepted. The insurance company does have the right to accept them from anyone they feel qualifed, but to my knowledge they are still only accepting them from engineers, general contractors, and archeticuts

[gbeaumont]

From the Citizens website:

Qualified Inspectors

Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form (OIR-B1-1802)

Citizens considers as valid a uniform mitigation verification form that is certified by the Department of Financial Services or signed by one the following qualified inspectors:

• A hurricane mitigation inspector certified by the My Safe Florida Home program*
• A Florida-licensed general, building or residential contractor
• A Florida-certified building code inspector or building code official (who is authorized by the State of Florida or its counties' municipalities to verify building code compliance)
• A Florida-licensed professional engineer who has passed the appropriate equivalency test of the Building Code Training Program as required by section 553.841, Florida Statutes
• A Florida-licensed professional architect
• A Florida-licensed roofing contractor (for roofing mitigation features/components only)

*Note: Due to the expiration of the My Safe Florida Home program, all hurricane mitigation inspectors previously certified under the program became inactive as of June 30, 2009. For policyholders who participated in the program, Citizens will accept Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Forms completed by a certified inspector associated with the program and who was active on the date of the inspection..

[wsiegel]

Jerry,

That statement means that only policy holders who participated in the program can use a MFSH inspector. That eliminates everyone else who did not participate, which is the bulk of who we deal with.

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by wsiegel

Jerry,

That statement means that only policy holders who participated in the program can use a MFSH inspector. That eliminates everyone else who did not participate, which is the bulk of who we deal with.

Correct Bill

Regards

Gerry