SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2518
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 830664
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11 Senator Lee moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 5. Paragraph (x) of subsection (1) of section
18 626.9541, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 626.9541 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or
20 deceptive acts or practices defined.--
21 (1) UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR
22 DECEPTIVE ACTS.--The following are defined as unfair methods
23 of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices:
24 (x) Refusal to insure.--In addition to other
25 provisions of this code, the refusal to insure, or continue to
26 insure, any individual or risk solely because of:
27 1. Race, color, creed, marital status, sex, or
28 national origin;
29 2. The residence, age, or lawful occupation of the
30 individual or the location of the risk, unless there is a
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SENATE AMENDMENT
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1 occupation of the individual or the location of the risk and
2 the coverage issued or to be issued;
3 3. The insured's or applicant's failure to agree to
4 place collateral business with any insurer, unless the
5 coverage applied for would provide liability coverage which is
6 excess over that provided in policies maintained on property
7 or motor vehicles;
8 4. The insured's or applicant's failure to purchase
9 noninsurance services or commodities, including automobile
10 services as defined in s. 624.124; or
11 5. The fact that the insured or applicant is a public
12 official; or
13 6.5. The fact that the insured or applicant had been
14 previously refused insurance coverage by any insurer, when
15 such refusal to insure or continue to insure for this reason
16 occurs with such frequency as to indicate a general business
17 practice.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 amending s. 626.9541, F.S.; prohibiting
28 insurers from refusing to insure solely because
29 the insured or applicant is a public official;
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