Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1950
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/22/2009 05:14 PM       .                                
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       Senator Baker moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (175584) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 563 - 569
    5  and insert:
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    7         (i)1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this
    8  chapter, the office may shall not prohibit any insurer,
    9  including any residual market plan or joint underwriting
   10  association, from paying acquisition costs based on the full
   11  amount of premium, as defined in s. 627.403, applicable to any
   12  policy, or prohibit any such insurer from including the full
   13  amount of acquisition costs in a rate filing.
   14         2. Unless specifically authorized by law, the office may
   15  not interfere, directly or indirectly, with an insurer’s right
   16  to solicit, sell, promote, or otherwise acquire policyholders
   17  and implement coverage using its own lawful methodologies,
   18  systems, agents, and approach, including the calculation,
   19  manner, or amount of agent commissions, if any. This
   20  subparagraph applies only to rate filings made pursuant to this
   21  section.
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   23  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   24         And the title is amended as follows:
   25         Delete line 1744
   26  and insert:
   27         F.S.; prohibiting the Office of Insurance Regulation
   28         from interfering with an insurer’s lawful business
   29         practices with respect to certain applications;
   30         authorizing an insurer to make a separate filing