The Florida Senate

624.5091  Retaliatory provision, insurers.--

(1)  When by or pursuant to the laws of any other state or foreign country any taxes, licenses, and other fees, in the aggregate, and any fines, penalties, deposit requirements, or other material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions are or would be imposed upon Florida insurers or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, which are in excess of such taxes, licenses, and other fees, in the aggregate, or which are in excess of the fines, penalties, deposit requirements, or other obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions directly imposed upon similar insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, of such other state or country under the statutes of this state, so long as such laws of such other state or country continue in force or are so applied, the same taxes, licenses, and other fees, in the aggregate, or fines, penalties, deposit requirements, or other material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions of whatever kind shall be imposed by the Department of Revenue upon the insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, of such other state or country doing business or seeking to do business in this state. In determining the taxes to be imposed under this section, 80 percent of the credit provided by s. 624.509(5), as limited by s. 624.509(6) and further determined by s. 624.509(7), shall not be taken into consideration.

(2)  Any tax, license, or other obligation imposed by any city, county, or other political subdivision or agency of a state, jurisdiction, or foreign country on Florida insurers or their agents or representatives shall be deemed to be imposed by such state, jurisdiction, or foreign country within the meaning of subsection (1).

(3)  This section does not apply as to personal income taxes, nor as to sales or use taxes, nor as to ad valorem taxes on real or personal property, nor as to reimbursement premiums paid to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, nor as to emergency assessments paid to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, nor as to special purpose obligations or assessments imposed in connection with particular kinds of insurance other than property insurance, except that deductions, from premium taxes or other taxes otherwise payable, allowed on account of real estate or personal property taxes paid shall be taken into consideration by the department in determining the propriety and extent of retaliatory action under this section.

(4)  For the purposes of this section, a "similar insurer" is an insurer with identical premiums, personnel, and property to that of the alien or foreign insurer's Florida premiums, personnel, and property. The similar insurer's premiums, personnel, and property shall be used to calculate any taxes, licenses, other fees, in the aggregate, or any fines, penalties, deposit requirements, or other material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions that are or would be imposed under Florida law and under the law of the foreign or alien insurer's state of domicile.

(5)  The excess amount of all fees, licenses, and taxes collected by the Department of Revenue under this section over the amount of similar fees, licenses, and taxes provided for in this part, together with all fines, penalties, or other monetary obligations collected under this section and ss. 626.711 and 626.743 exclusive of such fees, licenses, and taxes, shall be deposited by the Department of Revenue to the credit of the Insurance Commissioner's Regulatory Trust Fund; provided that such excess amount shall not exceed $125,000 for 1992, and for any subsequent year shall not exceed $125,000 adjusted annually by the lesser of 20 percent or the growth in the total of such excess amount. The remainder of such excess amount shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.

History.--s. 73, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 65-233; s. 4, ch. 65-269; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 62, 64, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 25, ch. 87-99; s. 13, ch. 89-167; s. 38, ch. 90-132; s. 1, ch. 91-425; s. 7, ch. 92-324; s. 4, ch. 93-409; ss. 13, 14, ch. 94-314; s. 18, ch. 94-353.

Note.--Former s. 624.429.