Originally Posted By: bkelly1 This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
See you at the meeting. What test are they referring to on page four…is it the nhie?..Looks as if I would be grandfathered in with the availible requirements. That are listed. I have at least 4 inspectors that are part time who have contacted me in the last 6 months “getting in”
Originally Posted By: dbowers This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
- even legislators in my state when asked about this 2 years ago said it was STUPID to tie your ability to get licensed to getting E&O insurance. Several of the legislators that were doctors, lawyers, etc pointed out that even engineers, architects, doctors, lawyers, etc. did not have their ability to get a license tied in to E&O or malpractice insurance.
Several of the insurance carriers also pointed out that claims went up SIGNIFICANTLY in states where this was mandatory. Then the attorneys knew you had it AND what might have been a negotiation was more likely to turn into a full blown lawsuit.
THEN if you got one or 2 frivilous lawsuits filed EITHER you can't get E&O or it goes EVEN higher than it is now AND thats HIGHWAY ROBBERY in many places.
Originally Posted By: Nick Gromicko This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
It’s the dang REALTORs. They correctly think that E&O insurance (paid by the inspector) provides them with another layer of protection against negligent referral suits (which it may) but they haven’t thought about the long-term damage of turning over a necessary step in the transaction (that being the home inspection) to an uninterested industry (insurance companies).
Originally Posted By: escanlan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Good luck on the E&O issue. Texas does not tie licensing to E&O and there are many Professional Engineers that do not carry it and neither do their firms.