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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                 Bill No. CS for SB 1822, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Alexander offered the following:

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13         Amendment 

14         On page 4, between lines 4 and 5 of the bill

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17         Section 4.  Section 626.926, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         626.926 Liability of insurer as to losses and unearned

20  premiums.--

21         (1)  If an unauthorized insurer or a person authorized

22  by it has bound the risk as to a surplus lines coverage placed

23  under this Surplus Lines Law, and if the premium therefor has

24  been received by the surplus lines agent or originating agent

25  who placed such insurance, then in all questions thereafter

26  arising under the coverage as between the insurer and the

27  insured, the insurer shall be deemed to have received the

28  premium due to it for such coverage; and the insurer shall be

29  liable to the insured as to losses covered by such insurance,

30  and for unearned premiums which may become payable to the

31  insured upon cancellation of such insurance, whether or not in

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                 Bill No. CS for SB 1822, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  fact the surplus lines agent is indebted to the insurer with

  2  respect to such insurance or for any other cause.  However, if

  3  the premium is financed and the surplus lines insurer or the

  4  surplus lines agent does not receive the premium, the surplus

  5  lines insurer may cancel the policy pursuant to s. 626.9201.

  6         (2)  Each unauthorized insurer assuming a surplus lines

  7  direct risk under this Surplus Lines Law shall be deemed

  8  thereby to have subjected itself to the terms of this section.

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12  And the title is amended as follows:

13         On page 1, line 12 after the word and semicolon

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18         amending s. 626.926, F.S.; providing

19         circumstances under which a surplus lines

20         insurer may cancel a policy;

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