Florida Senate - 2022                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Torres moved the following:
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    2         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    4         Between lines 2593 and 2594
    5  insert:
    6         (9) An insurer shall notify each first-party claimant or
    7  beneficiary that they may obtain copies of claim-related
    8  documents upon request. As used in this subsection, the term
    9  “claim-related documents” means all documents related to the
   10  evaluation of damages, including, but not limited to, repair and
   11  replacement estimates and bids; appraisals; scopes of loss;
   12  drawings, plans, and reports; third-party findings on the amount
   13  of loss, covered damages, and the cost of repairs; and all other
   14  valuation, measurement, and loss adjustment calculations of the
   15  amount of loss. However, attorney work product and attorney
   16  client privileged documents and documents that indicate fraud by
   17  the insured or that contain medically privileged information are
   18  excluded from the documents an insurer is required to provide to
   19  a claimant pursuant to this subsection. Within 15 calendar days
   20  after receiving a request from an insured or a beneficiary for
   21  claim-related documents, the insurer shall provide the insured
   22  or beneficiary with copies of all claim-related documents except
   23  those excluded by this section. This subsection may not be
   24  construed to affect existing litigation discovery rights.
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   26  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   27  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   28         Delete line 2441
   29  and insert:
   30  subsection (10), a new subsection (8) and subsection (9) are
   31  added to that section,
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   33  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   34  And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete line 114
   36  and insert:
   37         under which certain requirements are tolled; requiring
   38         insurers to notify first-party claimants and
   39         beneficiaries that they may obtain copies of claim
   40         related documents upon request; defining the term
   41         “claim-related documents”; providing an exception;
   42         requiring insurers to provide such documents within a
   43         specified timeframe; providing