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Indiana condo insurance requirements
Insurance is the fastest-moving condo risk in Indiana, and the law treats condos and HOAs differently. Under IC 32-25-8-9 et seq., a condominium association must carry a master casualty (property) policy — fire plus extended coverage — in an amount consonant with the full replacement value of the improvements comprising the common areas and facilities, plus a master liability policy, paid as a common expense.
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HOAs under IC 32-25.5 have no statutory master-insurance mandate, so HOA coverage depends entirely on the declaration and bylaws. The market context is genuinely stressful: Indiana home-insurance premiums rose roughly 12.3 percent in 2023 and 13.0 percent in 2024 (about 40 percent over six years, average near $3,094), driven by severe convective storms — Indiana recorded the third-most U.S. hail events in 2024, with 73 confirmed tornadoes in 2024 and 59 in 2025. For a buyer the master policy is both a risk document and a financing document, because a wind/hail deductible above 5 percent of replacement cost can exceed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac limits and jeopardize the mortgage.
What IC 32-25-8-9 requires of condominiums
For condominiums, IC 32-25-8-9 et seq. requires the association of co-owners to purchase a master casualty (property) policy in an amount consonant with the full replacement value of the improvements comprising the common areas and facilities, plus a master liability policy in the amount set by the bylaws or declaration (or as revised by board decision), all paid as a common expense. IC 32-25-8-10 and -8-11 address how insurance proceeds are applied to reconstruction and what happens when proceeds are insufficient — a recurring pain point after large storm losses, because owners can face an assessment to cover the shortfall. Coverage below the full-replacement-value floor is a statutory red flag, so confirm the master coverage meets it.
HOAs: no statutory mandate, governing documents control
The Homeowners Associations Act (IC 32-25.5) contains no master-insurance mandate. An HOA's insurance obligations come primarily from the declaration and bylaws rather than from statute, so for an HOA-governed community the only way to know what is covered is to read the governing documents and the actual policy. This makes the condo-versus-HOA classification the first insurance question to answer: it determines whether a statutory coverage floor even applies. No Indiana statute mandates fidelity, directors-and-officers, flood, or separate wind/hail coverage for either type — though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac effectively require fidelity-bond coverage and master-policy standards for warrantable condo financing, and owners along the Ohio, Wabash, and White rivers should carry NFIP or private flood coverage because master policies generally exclude flood.
The hail, tornado, and premium-shock market
Indiana's hazards are storm- and freeze-thaw-driven. The state sits in the eastward-shifting Tornado Alley, recorded the third-most U.S. hail events in 2024, and saw 73 tornadoes in 2024 (12 rated EF-2 or stronger) and 59 in 2025; straight-line wind and derecho events add to the toll. Hail and wind drive roof, siding, skylight, and HVAC claims and feed 2025–2026 rate filings, so further premium increases are expected, and carriers are raising percentage-based wind and hail named-peril deductibles separate from the all-perils deductible. The Indiana FAIR Plan does not write a condominium (HO-6) policy and operates without state oversight, and there is no state backstop for HOA master policies, so hard-to-place master risk goes to surplus lines at higher cost — a surplus-lines placement signals the standard market was unavailable.
Deductibles, financing, and your own HO-6
As master deductibles climb, they collide with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's cap of roughly 5 percent of replacement cost; a wind/hail deductible above that threshold can render a project non-warrantable, blocking conventional financing and depressing resale value. Read the master declarations page as a financing document — note the all-perils deductible and any separate percentage wind/hail deductible against the 5 percent threshold. Then read your own HO-6 against it: large master deductibles, underinsurance, or a reconstruction shortfall can be passed to owners as a special assessment (which IC 32-25-8-11 expressly contemplates), so loss-assessment coverage on your HO-6 matters. Confirm flood coverage and FEMA flood-zone status for riverfront units, where the master policy will not respond.
Indiana legal references
- IC 32-25 — Indiana Condominium Act (master insurance, IC 32-25-8-9 et seq.)
- IC 32-25-8-11 — Condominium insurance; reconstruction; insufficient proceeds
- Indiana FAIR Plan (Basic Property Insurance Underwriting Association)
Informational only. Not legal advice. Always confirm against current statute and counsel.
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- Determine whether the property is a condominium (IC 32-25-8-9 applies) or an HOA (documents control)
- Confirm the master casualty policy is consonant with full replacement value (IC 32-25-8-9)
- Confirm a master liability policy is in place
- Read the all-perils deductible and any separate wind or hail deductible
- Check whether the wind/hail deductible exceeds 5 percent of replacement cost (GSE limit)
- Review the master-policy premium trend for sharp year-over-year increases
- Confirm whether the master policy is placed in the surplus-lines market
- Confirm flood coverage and FEMA flood-zone status for Ohio, Wabash, or White River buildings
- Review fidelity and D&O coverage (not statutorily required; a flag if absent)
- Review your own HO-6 loss-assessment limit against the master deductible
- For an HOA, confirm common-area coverage in the governing documents (no statutory mandate)
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