Legislative Updates
Requires public employers to submit by a certain date injury and illness data to the Division of Workers’ Compensation in the DFS using a specified form, etc.
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight; and General Govt Appropriations
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Combines two of three separate accounts of association; increases aggregate liability of association; authorizes explanation of existence or function of association, etc.
Referred to Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs; Finance and Tax Council; General Government Policy Council
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Revises requirements and limitations for optional coverage for mental and nervous disorders. Specifies nonapplication under certain circumstances, etc.
Referred to Banking & Insurance; Health Regulation; Gen Govt Appropriations; Policy & Steering on Ways and Means
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Requires certain insurers and HMOs to provide direct patient access to an appropriate specialist for a minimum number of visits per year for the screening, evaluation, or diagnosis of autism…
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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Authorizes a title insurance agent or agency to charge a reasonable fee for certain services. Requires that certain information regarding each charge be filed with the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc.
Referred - Banking & Insurance; Judiciary; General Govt Appropriations
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Prohibits certain provider contracts from containing a provision requiring health care practitioners provide services to subscribers at a fee set by the health insurer, prepaid limited health service organization, or HMO unless the services are covered under an applicable subscriber agreement.
Referred - Banking & Insurance; Commerce; Health Reg; Policy & Steering on Ways & Means
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Requires that the OIR provide policyholders with written notice of certain information regarding the termination of a policy and the selection of a new policy.
Referred - Banking & Insurance; Commerce; General Govt Appropriations
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Authorizes specified insurers to use different rate from otherwise applicable filed rate; prohibits consideration of specified policies when making specified calculation, etc.
CS by Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy - YEAS 11 NAYS 3
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Provides additional delegable investment functions for fiduciaries relating to life insurance contract administration; revises notice requirements & criteria for delegation by fiduciary of investment functions, etc.
Favorable by Civil Justice & Courts Policy - YEAS 12 NAYS 0; Now in General Government Policy Council
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Establishes minimum loss ratio for health insurance forms & long-term care insurance policies, etc.
Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy; Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy; Government Operations Appropriations; General Government Policy Council
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Authorizes Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to permit temporary exception to specified minimum surplus requirements under specified circumstances; revises authority of OIR to take action against noncomplying insurers.
On Council agenda-- Policy Council, 03/18/10, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
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Authorizes appeals from denials of claims for specified health care services; requires health insurers & HMOs to conduct retrospective reviews of medical necessity of specified services, etc.
Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy; Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy; Government Operations Appropriations; General Government Policy Council
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Requires that the Financial Services Commission reconfirm the appointment of the Director of the Office of Insurance Regulation every 2 years.
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
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Expands definition of “affiliated party” to include certain third-party marketers. Includes family members of insurance agents in a prohibition related to the transaction of life insurance.
Original reference(s) removed: Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Specifies nonapplication of required notice to current insurer of policy replacement under specified circumstances; revises limitation on amount of insurance for spouses of dependent children of employees of members under group life insurance policy.
On Committee agenda-- Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy, 03/17/10, 2:15 pm, Webster Hall
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Deletes authorization & procedures for use & file rate filings; revises requirements for making rate filings for all classes of insurance other than motor vehicle insurance; deletes authorization & procedures for use & file rate filings; revises
requirements for filing rate plans by joint underwriters & joint reinsurers
Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy; Government Operations Appropriations; General Government Policy Council
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Defines term “contract year;” increases limitation on claims-paying capacity of fund; authorizes SBA to calculate estimated claims-paying capacity of fund for specific contract years, etc.
Placed on Calendar
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Establishes a minimum loss ratio for health insurance forms. Revises the loss ratio for certain health insurance coverage.
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Regulation; General Government Appropriations
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Authorizes solicitation & sale of interstate health insurance policies in this state by specified persons; requires interstate health insurance policies & policy applications to contain a specified notice, etc.
Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy; Health Care Regulation Policy; General Government Policy Council
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Specifies types of transactions for which a notice to the existing insurer of the replacement of a life insurance policy is not required.
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce
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Revises prohibited acts by service agreement companies, home warranty associations, & service warranty associations; authorizes reduction in returned premium by claims paid on agreements or contracts; authorizes OIR to order specified entities to cease using specified forms, etc.
Referred to Insurance, Business, & Financial Affairs Policy; Government Operations Appropriations; General Government Policy Council
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Requires insurance companies to include provision in annuity contracts entered into with senior consumers authorizing senior consumers to terminate or liquidate contract without penalty upon being admitted as resident in specified long-term care facilities.
Introduced
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Revises the method by which an insurer’s retention is calculated. Revises contract years relating to minimum retention levels, etc.
In Messages - House
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Creates the Division of Title Insurance in the DFS. Provides for administration of title insurance and general provisions, etc.
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Finance and Tax; General Government Appropriations
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Requires that the corporation achieve actuarially sound rates on or before a specified date. Requires that the corporation take certain actions to achieve actuarially sound rates.
Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; General Government Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
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Exempts specified types of insurance and commercial lines risks from certain requirements of state law relating to the filing and review of rates, etc.
Introduced, referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce; General Government Appropriations
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Expands an exemption from the applicability of certain provisions of state law to include workers’ compensation claims under employer liability coverage. Revises the structure of the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association by combining the auto liability and auto physical damage accounts, etc.
Filed
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Prohibits public adjusters from making certain employment solicitations. Prohibits certain unsolicited written communications. Revises prohibited charges by public adjusters, etc.
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/17/10, 1:00 pm, 412-K
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Authorizes solicitation and sale of interstate health insurance policies in this state by certain persons. Provides a definition. Requires such policies and policy applications to contain a certain notice. Provides for application of certain provisions to certain insurers.
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Regulation; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
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Provides penalties for certain licensure violations. Prohibits service agreement companies from issuing certain deceptive advertisements, operating without a subsisting license, or remitting premiums to a person other than the obligated service agreement company.
Filed
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