by Guest Author | Mar 13, 2025 | Guest Post, Insurance, Partners
Guest Post By Kimberly Lilley, CIRMS, CMCA, Terri Guest, CIRMS, CMCA, and Matthew Gardner, Esq. CCAL Recently, CAI members gathered in San Antonio to discuss the national landscape for community associations. The conference was the annual CAI Law Seminar, and it...
by PR Chair | Mar 6, 2025 | Guest Post, Legislative Meetings, Partners
By Kimberly Lilley and Karen St. Onge This article first appeared in the CAI Bay Area and Central CA Chapter’s Communicator Magazine, Winter 2025 Issue. Making sure that your voice is heard in the legislative process begins with building relationships...
by PR Chair | Aug 2, 2023 | Guest Post, Hot Bills, Insurance, Partners
Guest Blog By Kimberly Lilley, CIRMS, CMCA, EBP On Thursday, July 13, 2023, the Department of Insurance (CDI) held a public workshop regarding catastrophe modeling and how it might be used to help with assessing risk in California. Currently, most states use...
by PR Chair | Jun 20, 2023 | Guest Post, HOA Trends, Partners
Guest Blog Post By Terri Guest, CIRMS, CMCACAI’s Annual Conference & Exposition took place in Dallas, Texas in late May and celebrated the 50th anniversary of Community Associations Institute (CAI). We can no longer call it the “National” Conference, as CAI has...
by PR Chair | Mar 6, 2023 | Guest Post, Legislative Updates, Partners
Guest Blog by Nicole Kardos, CAI-CLAC Public Relations Committee Member I have been involved in the HOA industry for more than six years. Recently, I’ve become more engaged with CAI-CLAC and the Public Relations Committee. It has been extremely beneficial to learn...
by PR Chair | Mar 29, 2022 | Announcements, HOA Trends, Legislative Updates, New Legislation, Partners, Uncategorized
CAI-CLAC & CA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE ASK FOR YOUR HELPGuest Blog By Kimberly Lilley As you know, communities throughout California have been experiencing dramatic insurance rate increases due to wildfire risk. These increases are not only turning association...
by PR Chair | Jan 10, 2022 | Legislative Updates, New Legislation, Partners
We are facing a crisis in the California community association industry, and many folks aren’t even aware. But, believe me, they will know soon enough. Due to the increased risk of wildfire in California, and the high expenditures made by insurance companies...
by PR Chair | Dec 13, 2021 | Legislative Updates, New Legislation, Partners
This article first appeared on Adams|Stirling LLP Newsletter here. I received a number of questions about continuing Zoom meetings after the pandemic is over. It turns out many associations like virtual meetings because of their convenience and greater member...
by PR Chair | Oct 29, 2019 | Legislative Accomplishments, Legislative Updates, Partners
The 2019 CAI-CLAC Annual Planning Meeting (APM) brought together 56 CAI-CLAC Delegates, Liaisons, At-Large Delegates, Emeritus Members, as well as Chapter CED and LSC members from throughout California to discuss key issues facing community associations and our...
by PR Chair | Jan 22, 2019 | Partners, Tips
Community Managers are an essential part of cultivating a harmonious community association lifestyle. Community management is more than just managing maintenance and financial services, it’s about creating an environment that is safe, secure and welcoming for all...
