Brevard County Insurance Certificate Information
Insurance Requirements
Certificates of Insurance must list the following as the Certificate Holder:
Brevard County Development Services
2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, A-114
Viera, FL 32940
The Contractor must be insured by a responsible insurance company for:
- Workers' compensation insurance, as required by law.
- Public liability insurance in at least the policy limits as specified in Chapter 61G4 and Chapter 61G6, Florida Administrative Code .
- Property damage insurance in the amount specified in Chapter 61G4 and Chapter 61G6, Florida Administrative Code .
Workers Compensation Insurance Requirements
Construction Industry Requirements:
- Employers with one or more employees, including the owner of the business who are corporate officers or Limited Liability Company (LLC) members, must have workers' compensation coverage. For a list of the trades considered to be in the construction industry see 69L-6.021 Florida Administrative Code
- Out of State employers are required to obtain a workers’ compensation insurance policy with "Florida" specifically listed in Section 3A of the policy on the information declaration page.
Workers Compensation Insurance Exemption
Corporation:
- The corporation must be registered and listed as active with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations.
- The applicant must be listed as an officer of the corporation in the records of the Florida Department of State.
- The applicant must attest to a minimum 10 percent ownership of the corporation.
- No more than three officers of a corporation or of any group of affiliated corporations (including LLCs) may elect to be exempt.
Limited Liability Company:
- The Limited Liability Company (LLC) must be registered and listed as active with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations.
- The applicant must attest to a minimum 10 percent ownership of the LLC.
- No more than three officers of an LLC or of any group of affiliated LLCs (including corporations) may elect to be exempt.
Marine Contractor Requirements
- Marine Contractors are required to maintain Workers Compensation Insurance with United States Longshore & Harbor Workers (USL&H). This includes all Residential, Building, and General Contractors performing marine work.
- For any marine project over water, the workers compensation insurance policy must reflect proper USL&H coverage or have the appropriate rider.
Helpful Links
- Cities within Brevard County
- Brevard County Tax Collector
- Brevard County Property Appraiser
- Brevard County Clerk of Courts
- Brevard County Building Code
- Dept of Business and Professional Regulation DBPR
- Division of Corporations
- Division of Workers Compensation
- Construction Licensing Officials Association of Florida Inc.
- Prometric
- Gainesville Independent Testing Services LLC (GITS)