Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2-D
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Gibson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (651870) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 1512 and 1513
    5  insert:
    6         Section 22. Subsection (4) is added to section 626.9201,
    7  Florida Statutes, to read:
    8         626.9201 Notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.—
    9         (4)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
   10  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   11  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   12  when, after a loss event:
   13         1. A claimant has provided one of the following to the
   14  claimant’s insurer:
   15         a. A post-loss communication;
   16         b. A notification of claim; or
   17         c. A proof of loss statement; or
   18         2. A claims investigation has not been concluded.
   19         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   20  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   21  of the litigation.
   22         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   23  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
   24         Section 23. Subsection (9) is added to section 627.4133,
   25  Florida Statutes, to read:
   26         627.4133 Notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or renewal
   27  premium.—
   28         (9)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
   29  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   30  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   31  when, after a loss event:
   32         1. A claimant has filed:
   33         a. A post-loss communication;
   34         b. A notification of claim; or
   35         c. A proof of loss statement; or
   36         2. A claims investigation has not been concluded.
   37         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   38  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   39  of the litigation.
   40         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   41  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
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   43  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   44  And the title is amended as follows:
   45         Delete line 158
   46  and insert:
   47         insurer insolvency proceedings; amending s. 626.9201,
   48         F.S.; prohibiting insurers from issuing certain
   49         notices for a specified timeframe in certain
   50         circumstances; requiring insurers to administratively
   51         close claims within a specified timeframe; amending s.
   52         627.4133, F.S.; prohibiting insurers from issuing
   53         certain notices for a specified timeframe in certain
   54         circumstances; requiring insurers to administratively
   55         close claims within a specified timeframe; providing
   56         for