Florida Senate - 2022                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2-D
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             05/24/2022 12:51 PM       .                                
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       Senator Gibson moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1488 and 1489
    4  insert:
    5         Section 22. Subsection (4) is added to section 626.9201,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         626.9201 Notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.—
    8         (4)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
    9  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   10  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   11  when, after a loss event:
   12         1. A claimant has provided one of the following to the
   13  claimant’s insurer:
   14         a. A post-loss communication;
   15         b. A notification of claim; or
   16         c. A proof of loss statement; or
   17         2. A claims investigation has not been concluded.
   18         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   19  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   20  of the litigation.
   21         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   22  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
   23         Section 23. Subsection (9) is added to section 627.4133,
   24  Florida Statutes, to read:
   25         627.4133 Notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or renewal
   26  premium.—
   27         (9)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
   28  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   29  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   30  when, after a loss event:
   31         1. A claimant has filed:
   32         a. A post-loss communication;
   33         b. A notification of claim; or
   34         c. A proof of loss statement; or
   35         2. A claims investigation has not been concluded.
   36         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   37  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   38  of the litigation.
   39         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   40  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
   41  
   42  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   43  And the title is amended as follows:
   44         Delete line 156
   45  and insert:
   46         proceedings; amending s. 626.9201, F.S.; prohibiting
   47         insurers from issuing certain notices for a specified
   48         timeframe in certain circumstances; requiring insurers
   49         to administratively close claims within a specified
   50         timeframe; amending s. 627.4133, F.S.; prohibiting
   51         insurers from issuing certain notices for a specified
   52         timeframe in certain circumstances; requiring insurers
   53         to administratively close claims within a specified
   54         timeframe; providing for construction of the act in