It’s a Wrap for the 2025 CAI Law Seminar in San Antonio, TX
The 2025 CAI Law Seminar at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter concluded last Saturday and it was a well-attended, successful event for all the attorneys and insurance professionals who attended to continue with their on-going education and involvement with legal and insurance matters impacting community associations. Several members of the Heartland Chapter of CAI were in attendance with me [...]
UPDATE (1/24/25): Corporate Transparency Act – Filing Deadline PAUSED
UPDATE: As this case has gone back and forth like a ping pong ball (latest update from CAI can be read HERE), I am holding off on any other detailed updates until there is more to report on the status of the CTA and its application to associations in the United States, as well as any updates on the lawsuit [...]
I have a Water Leak — What do I do?!?
As we are seeing the snow melting all around us in St Louis, I started to think about how much water can impact anyone who lives in a large multi-family or condominium association. We have all experienced a water loss event at some point in our lives, and today I am sharing a useful tool from our very own [...]
UPDATE (12/26/24): Corporate Transparency Act – Filing Deadline PAUSED by 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Once again The Corporate Transparency Act is making headlines before its implementation, which has now had the filing deadline put on hold (again) by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has led FinCEN to release a statement for reporting companies to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports with FinCEN that the BOI filings are now voluntary. [...]
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act – Filing Deadline Reinstated With Deadline Extensions
Again The Corporate Transparency Act is making headlines before its implementation, which has now been reinstated with an extension to January 13, 2025 for reporting companies to file their initial beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports with FinCen. The Corporate Transparency Act has been the subject of some recent legal action taken by CAI in hopes of preventing this Act [...]
Navigating the Insurance Crisis — CAI Article by Dawn Bauman, CAE / December 11, 2024
For anyone living in a multi-family homeowners association or condominium association, dealing with insurance coverage for the community has been a real challenge the past several years. In light of the challenges with finding coverage (as well as keeping coverage), CAI is working very hard behind the scenes in an effort to help being some relief to the over [...]
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act – Preliminary Nationwide Injunction Granted by District Court in Texas
The Corporate Transparency Act has been the subject of some recent legal action taken by CAI in hopes of preventing this Act from impacting over 300,000 associations across the United States from being adversely impacted as of January 1, 2025. The most recent actions taken by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the matter [...]
UPDATE: Corporate Transparency Act – Preliminary Injunction Denial / CAI Legal Team Continues With Lawsuit
The Corporate Transparency Act has been the subject of some recent legal action taken by CAI in hopes of preventing this Act from impacting over 300,000 associations across the United States from being adversely impacted as of January 1, 2025. To learn more about what work is being done by CAI regarding the Corporate Transparency Act, please click on [...]
CAI Heartland Chapter Presents Insurance “SHOW ME” The Hard Market
For anyone who is a homeowner, Board member, business partner of the Heartland Chapter of CAI or works with professionals who are a part of this amazing CAI Chapter, please click on the link below to sign up and attend our upcoming webinar on the state of the current insurance market as I will be joined by Karen O'Connor Corrigan, CIRMS [...]
Rising Homeowners Premiums — The Data Behind It, By Peril and By State
In another information packed article from Carrier Management this month, please click here to read more on the statistics fueling the "why" for rising homeowner insurance rates in the United States.