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    hbd-032                          Bill No. CS/HB 1373, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Negron offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 3, line 31, through page 4, line 30,
15  remove:  all of said lines,
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17  and insert:  this part. An order issued by the department
18  pursuant to this subsection entitles the insurer to request a
19  proceeding under ss. 120.569 and 120.57 and such a request
20  shall stay the action pending such proceeding.
21         (6)  If the department and the insurer are unable to
22  agree on the provisions of the plan, the department may
23  require the insurer to take such corrective action as may be
24  reasonably necessary to remove the causes and conditions
25  giving rise to the need for administrative supervision proceed
26  under applicable provisions of this code other than the
27  provisions of this part.
28         (10)  The department may adopt rules to define
29  standards of hazardous financial condition and corrective
30  action substantially similar to that indicated in the National
31  Association of Insurance Commissioners' 1997 "Model Regulation
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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT
    hbd-032                          Bill No. CS/HB 1373, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
  1  to Define Standards and Commissioner's Authority for Companies
  2  Deemed to be Hazardous Financial Condition," which are
  3  necessary to implement the provisions of this part.
  4         Section 4.  Section 624.84, Florida Statutes, is
  5  amended to read:
  6         624.84  Review and stay of action.--During the period
  7  of supervision, the insurer may contest an action taken or
  8  proposed to be taken by the supervisor, specifying the manner
  9  wherein the action complained of would not result in improving
10  the condition of the insurer. Such, and the request shall not
11  stay the action specified pending reconsideration of the
12  action by the department. If upon reconsideration the action
13  of the department is upheld, the stay shall be lifted.  Denial
14  of the insurer's request upon reconsideration entitles the
15  insurer to request a proceeding under ss. 120.569 and 120.57.
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19  And the title is amended as follows:
20         On page 1, lines 6-14,
21  remove:  all of said lines,
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24         amending s. 624.81, F.S.; providing for effect
25         of certain department orders; specifying that
26         certain requests stay certain actions;
27         specifying authority of the Department of
28         Insurance relating to certain notice
29         requirements; authorizing the department to
30         adopt certain rules; amending s. 624.84, F.S.;
31         specifying that certain requests do not stay
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