Amendment
Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 1495
Amendment No. 168357
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Jenne offered the following:
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3     Amendment
4     Remove line(s) 2082-2120 and insert:
5shall remain in effect for the 2007, and 2008, 2009, 2010, and
62011 calendar years except for any rate change that results in a
7lower rate. The next rate change that may increase rates shall
8take effect pursuant to a new rate filing recommended by the
9corporation and established by the office, subject to the
10requirements of this paragraph.
11     5.  Beginning on July 15, 2012 2009, and each year
12thereafter, the corporation must make a recommended actuarially
13sound rate filing for each personal and commercial line of
14business it writes, to be effective no earlier than January 1,
152013 2010.
16     6.  The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest
17to ensure that actuarially sound rates for coverage by the
18corporation be implemented incrementally to provide rate
19stability and predictability to its policyholders.
20     7.  Beginning on or after January 1, 2013, the corporation
21shall begin to implement actuarially sound rates for each
22commercial and personal line of business it writes, which may
23not exceed an average statewide increase of 10 percent or exceed
2420 percent for any single policy issued by the corporation,
25excluding coverage changes and surcharges.
26     8.  The corporation's incremental implementation of rates
27as prescribed in subparagraph 7. shall cease for any line of
28business written by the corporation after actuarially sound
29rates as prescribed in subparagraph 1. are achieved. Thereafter,
30the corporation shall annually make a recommended actuarially
31sound rate filing for each commercial and personal line of
32business it writes.
33     9.  In addition to the rate increase required pursuant to
34subparagraph 7., the corporation may increase its rates an
35amount sufficient to recoup additional reimbursement premium
36paid to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund due to the
37application of a cash build-up factor.
38     10.  Beginning April 1, 2013, and each quarter thereafter,
39the corporation shall transfer 10 percent of the funds received
40from the rate increase prescribed by subparagraph 7. to the
41Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund in the Department of Financial
42Services. The corporation's transfer of such funds shall cease
43upon the corporation's implementation of actuarially sound rates
44as prescribed in subparagraph 1.


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