CS/HB 4451: Insurance
GENERAL BILL by Financial Services ; Rayson
Insurance; exempts minority-owned property & casualty insurers from prescribed taxes & assessments for specified period; deletes provisions re minimum trust deposits by alien insurers; requires agents to be appointed; clarifies application of fees for title insurance agents; revises definition of term "life agent"; requires certain continuing education courses; prescribes terms for credit life insurance & credit disability insurance, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died pending Consent Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill passed refer to CS/SB 1372 (Ch. 98-199)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/25/1998 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00357 |
| 4/9/1998 | House |
• Referred to Financial Services (EIC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 00520; On Committee agenda-- Financial Services (EIC), 04/09/98, 3:15 pm, Morris Hall; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Financial Services (EIC) -HJ 00617 |
| 4/15/1998 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/15/98 -HJ 00616; Now in Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 00617 |
| 4/28/1998 | House |
• Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Government Appropriations -HJ 01541; Pending Consent Calendar |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died pending Consent Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill passed refer to CS/SB 1372 (Ch. 98-199) |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1372 (e3) | Williams | Similar | Last Action: 5/24/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-199; See also CS/HB 4047 (Ch. 98-399) |
Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|
| H 4451 Filed | 8/28/2000 11:09 AM | Web Page | PDF |
| H 4451 c1 | 8/28/2000 11:09 AM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | H 4451 | Financial Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/6/1998 12:00 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 4451 | Financial Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/6/1998 12:00 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 4451 | Financial Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/13/1998 12:00 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 4451 | Financial Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/13/1998 12:00 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | H 4451 | Financial Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/13/1998 12:00 AM |
Vote History - Committee
No Committee Vote History AvailableVote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (82)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 624.4072 | ||
| 624.412 | Deposit of alien insurers. | |
| 624.425 | Resident agent and countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance. | |
| 624.428 | Licensed agent law, life and health insurances. | |
| 624.478 | Use of agents. | |
| 624.501 | Filing, license, appointment, and miscellaneous fees. | |
| 626.022 | Scope of part. | |
| 626.051 | "Life agent" defined. | |
| 626.062 | "Health agent" defined. | |
| 626.112 | License and appointment required; agents, customer representatives, solicitors, adjusters, insurance agencies, service representatives, managing general agents, claims investigators. | |
| 626.141 | Violation not to affect validity of insurance. | |
| 626.171 | Application for license. | |
| 626.181 | Number of applications for licensure required. | |
| 626.201 | Investigation. | |
| 626.211 | Approval, disapproval of application. | |
| 626.221 | Examination requirement; exemptions. | |
| 626.266 | Printing of examinations or related materials to preserve examination security. | |
| 626.281 | Reexamination. | |
| 626.311 | Scope of license. | |
| 626.321 | Limited licenses. | |
| 626.331 | Number of appointments permitted or required. | |
| 626.342 | Furnishing supplies to unlicensed life, health, or general lines agent prohibited; civil liability and penalty. | |
| 626.451 | Appointment of agent or other representative. | |
| 626.511 | Reasons for termination; confidential information. | |
| 626.521 | Character, credit reports. | |
| 626.532 | Continuation, expiration of insurance vending machine license. | |
| 626.541 | Firm, corporate, and business names; officers; associates; notice of changes. | |
| 626.561 | Reporting and accounting for funds. | |
| 626.592 | Primary agents. | |
| 626.601 | Improper conduct; inquiry; fingerprinting. | |
| 626.611 | Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of agent's, title agency's, solicitor's, adjuster's, customer representative's, service representative's, managing general agent's, or claims investigator's license or appointment. | |
| 626.621 | Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of agent's, solicitor's, adjuster's, customer representative's, service representative's, managing general agent's, or claims investigator's license or appointment. | |
| 626.641 | Duration of suspension or revocation. | |
| 626.651 | Effect of suspension, revocation upon associated licenses and appointments and licensees and appointees. | |
| 626.681 | Administrative fine in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal of license or appointment. | |
| 626.691 | Probation. | |
| 626.692 | ||
| 626.727 | Scope of this part. | |
| 626.730 | Purpose of license. | |
| 626.732 | Requirement as to knowledge, experience, or instruction. | |
| 626.733 | Agency firms and corporations; special requirements. | |
| 626.7351 | Qualifications for customer representative's license. | |
| 626.739 | Temporary license; death, disability, absence of agent. | |
| 626.741 | Nonresident agents; licensing and restrictions. | |
| 626.792 | Nonresident agents. | |
| 626.835 | Nonresident agents. | |
| 626.837 | Excess or rejected business. | |
| 626.8411 | Application of Florida Insurance Code provisions to title insurance agents or agencies. | |
| 626.8417 | Title insurance agent's license; application and qualification; errors and omissions insurance; bond and deposit requirements; exemptions. | |
| 626.8418 | Application for title insurance agency license. | |
| 626.8437 | Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment. | |
| 626.844 | Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment. | |
| 626.8443 | Duration of suspension or revocation. | |
| 626.852 | Scope of this part. | |
| 626.857 | "Claims investigator" defined. | |
| 626.858 | "Nonresident adjuster" defined. | |
| 626.8582 | ||
| 626.8584 | ||
| 626.865 | Public adjuster's qualifications, bond. | |
| 626.869 | License, adjusters. | |
| 626.8695 | Primary adjuster. | |
| 626.872 | Temporary license. | |
| 626.873 | Nonresident adjusters. | |
| 626.8732 | ||
| 626.8734 | ||
| 626.8736 | ||
| 626.8737 | ||
| 626.8738 | ||
| 626.875 | Office and records. | |
| 626.877 | Adjustments to comply with insurance contract and law. | |
| 626.922 | Evidence of the insurance; changes; penalty. | |
| 626.927 | Licensing of surplus lines agent. | |
| 626.9271 | Temporary license; death, disability, absence of surplus lines agent. | |
| 626.928 | Surplus lines agent's bond. | |
| 626.929 | Origination, acceptance, placement of surplus lines business. | |
| 626.935 | Suspension, revocation, or refusal of surplus lines agent's license. | |
| 626.944 | Qualifications for health care risk managers. | |
| 627.681 | Term and evidence of insurance. | |
| 627.745 | Mediation of claims. | |
| 634.317 | License and appointment required. | |
| 634.420 | License and appointment of sales representatives. | |
| 642.036 | Sales representatives to be licensed and appointed. |
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