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Bill No. CS/HB 339
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11 Senator Holzendorf moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of
18 subsection (6) of section 627.410, Florida Statutes, are
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20 627.410 Filing, approval of forms.--
21 (1) No basic insurance policy or annuity contract
22 form, or application form where written application is
23 required and is to be made a part of the policy or contract,
24 or group certificates issued under a master contract delivered
25 in this state, or printed rider or endorsement form or form of
26 renewal certificate, shall be delivered or issued for delivery
27 in this state, unless the form has been filed with the
28 department at its offices in Tallahassee by or in behalf of
29 the insurer which proposes to use such form and has been
30 approved by the department. This provision does not apply to
31 surety bonds or to policies, riders, endorsements, or forms of
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1 unique character which are designed for and used with relation
2 to insurance upon a particular subject (other than as to
3 individual or small group or group health insurance coverage
4 insuring 51 or more persons for which the premiums prefund
5 future health care costs beyond the current policy year, such
6 as long-term care and Medicare supplement coverages health
7 insurance), or which relate to the manner of distribution of
8 benefits or to the reservation of rights and benefits under
9 life or health insurance policies and are used at the request
10 of the individual policyholder, contract holder, or
11 certificateholder. As to group insurance policies effectuated
12 and delivered outside this state but covering persons resident
13 in this state, the group certificates to be delivered or
14 issued for delivery in this state shall be filed with the
15 department for information purposes only.
16 (6)(a) An insurer shall not deliver or issue for
17 delivery or renew in this state any health insurance policy
18 form until it has filed with the department a copy of every
19 applicable rating manual, rating schedule, change in rating
20 manual, and change in rating schedule; if rating manuals and
21 rating schedules are not applicable, the insurer must file
22 with the department applicable premium rates and any change in
23 applicable premium rates. This provision does not apply to
24 rating manuals, rating schedules, changes in rating manuals or
25 schedules, or if rating manuals or schedules are not
26 applicable, to premium rates or changes in such rates,
27 relating to policies, riders, endorsements, or forms of unique
28 character which are designed for and used with relation to
29 insurance upon a particular subject or to benefits under group
30 health insurance policies insuring 51 or more persons for
31 which the premiums do not prefund future health care costs
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1 beyond the current policy year, such as long-term care and
2 Medicare supplement coverage, and are used at the request of
3 the individual policyholder, contract holder, or
4 certificateholder.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
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14 An act relating to insurance; amending s.
15 627.410, F.S.; modifying filing requirements
16 for approval of health insurance policy forms
17 and rates by the Department of Insurance;
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