Before becoming an insurance broker, Dennis Hendrickson spent years in shopping center management. He knows the lease structures, the tenant mix challenges, the CAM reconciliations, and the wind exposure of a Gulf Coast strip plaza. That knowledge is embedded in every policy we place.
Schedule a CallAll-risk commercial property coverage for the building envelope, roof, parking lot structures, signage, and tenant improvement buildouts — structured around the actual replacement cost of the asset, not a generic square-footage formula. Coastal and inland properties both served.
Florida strip centers face catastrophic wind exposure. For properties in Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota, and Venice, wind deductibles, roof age requirements, and coverage availability vary dramatically by carrier and year. We navigate the admitted and E&S markets to secure wind coverage at the right terms.
Many retail plazas in coastal Florida markets sit in or near Special Flood Hazard Areas. Commercial flood coverage through NFIP and private flood markets — including excess flood layers — protects against the losses that standard property coverage excludes.
Slip-and-fall claims, parking lot accidents, and tenant injury claims are the reality of owning a retail plaza. Premises liability coverage protects the property owner against bodily injury and property damage claims arising from the operation of the property.
When a storm takes your strip center offline for six months, your mortgage doesn't pause. Business interruption and rental income coverage replaces lost income during the period of restoration — keeping the asset financially viable while repairs are completed.
Older roofs. Prior claims. Coastal exposure. High vacancy. These are the reasons admitted carriers decline strip center risks — and the reason E&S market access matters. We place non-standard commercial risks through specialty surplus lines carriers that admitted markets won't touch.
Triple-net leases shift certain insurance obligations to tenants — but the property owner remains exposed if a tenant is underinsured or uninsured. We review lease agreements, verify tenant certificates of insurance, and structure landlord coverage that fills the gaps left by tenant policies.
Understanding which coverages tenant-paid CAM includes — and which remain the landlord's responsibility — is critical. We structure landlord coverage accordingly.
We advise on appropriate tenant insurance requirements for retail, restaurant, and service tenants — and help you enforce certificate of insurance standards.
Standard policies restrict coverage when a property exceeds 30–60% vacancy. We access carriers who provide full coverage regardless of occupancy status during re-tenanting periods.
Hillsborough County strip plazas including South Tampa, New Tampa, Brandon, and Riverview corridors.
Pinellas County retail corridors including Clearwater, Largo, St. Pete, and Gulf-adjacent properties.
Manatee and Sarasota County properties including Lakewood Ranch, University Pkwy, and US-41 corridors.
Venice, Englewood, North Port, and Charlotte County commercial properties.
Also serving: Orlando • Miami • Jacksonville • Fort Lauderdale • Fort Myers • All of Florida
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