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Committee approves bill to require professional‑liability insurance for home inspectors
Summary
Rep. Lincoln Barnett’s bill replaces a requirement for general‑liability insurance with professional‑liability (errors‑and‑omissions) coverage, after testimony that general‑liability policies often exclude inspection errors that harm buyers.
The House Insurance and Commerce Committee voted to pass House Bill 16 25, a consumer‑protection measure that would amend current code requiring home inspectors to carry general liability insurance and instead require professional‑liability insurance (errors and omissions) that covers inspection mistakes.
Representative Lincoln Barnett, sponsor of HB 16 25, told the committee that the current statutory requirement—ACA…
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