The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved updates to the Windstorm Protective Device – Proof of Compliance Commercial Form (WPD-1C) effective September 1, 2020, for new and renewal business for Commercial Nonresidential Wind-Only (CNR-W).

Major Updates

• The list of qualified inspectors who can sign the form now includes licensed building contractors and licensed general contractors.
• The form no longer needs to be notarized.
• The hardship acceptance requirements have been removed.
• Old building code qualifier references have been removed.
• Any documentation used to validate the compliance or existence of any windstorm protective device must accompany this form.
• Inspectors must provide at least one photo of each windstorm protective device with the form.

The updated form will be required for inspections beginning September 1. Underwriting will provide a 30-day grace period for inspections that are already in process.

Resources

The CNR-W Rates & Rating Rules manual has been updated with this information. The previous version of this form has been removed from our website, and the updated form is available on:

• The Agents website: Select Commercial → CNR-W → Submission → Mitigation
• The Public website: Select Insurance → Get a Policy → Inspections → Your Wind Inspection