SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2-D
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 705662
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11  Senators Argenziano and Bennett moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 93, line 21, through page 95, line 27, delete
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18         (8)(a)  Rates for medical malpractice insurance
19  approved on or before July 1, 2003, shall remain in effect
20  until the effective date of a new rate filing approved under
21  this subsection.
22         (b)  Within 60 days after the effective date of medical
23  malpractice legislation enacted in the 2003 Special Session D
24  of the Florida Legislature, each insurer writing medical
25  malpractice coverage in this state shall submit to the office
26  a rate filing for medical malpractice insurance, which will
27  take effect no later than January 1, 2004, and apply
28  retroactively to policies issued or renewed on or after the
29  effective date of such legislation. Except as authorized under
30  paragraph (c), the filing shall reduce the rates and premiums
31  to levels 20 percent below the rates and premiums in effect on
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2-D Amendment No. ___ Barcode 705662 1 July 1, 2003. With respect to policies issued on or after the 2 effective date of such legislation and prior to the effective 3 date of the rate filing required by this subsection, the 4 office shall order the insurer to make a refund of the amount 5 that was charged in excess of the rate that is approved. 6 (c) Any insurer or rating organization that contends 7 that the rate provided for in paragraph (b) is excessive, 8 inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory shall separately state 9 in its filing the rate it contends is appropriate and shall 10 state with specificity the factors or data that it contends 11 should be considered in order to produce such appropriate 12 rate. The insurer or rating organization shall be permitted to 13 use all of the generally accepted actuarial techniques 14 provided in this section in making any filing pursuant to this 15 subsection. The office shall review each such exception and 16 approve or disapprove it prior to use. It shall be the 17 insurer's burden to actuarially justify any deviations from 18 the rates required to be filed under paragraph (b). The 19 insurer making a filing under this paragraph shall include in 20 the filing the expected impact of medical malpractice 21 legislation enacted during the 2003 Special Session D of the 22 Florida Legislature on losses, expenses, and rates. 23 (d) The rate filing required to be made by this 24 subsection, including any deviation approved by the office, 25 shall apply to policies issued or renewed on or after the 26 effective date of this act and prior to January 1, 2005. 27 (e) If any provision of medical malpractice 28 legislation enacted during the 2003 Special Session D of the 29 Florida Legislature is held invalid by a court of competent 30 jurisdiction, the office shall permit an adjustment of all 31 medical malpractice rates filed under this section to reflect 2 6:10 PM 08/12/03 s0002Dc1c-03b2h
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2-D Amendment No. ___ Barcode 705662 1 the impact of such holding on such rates so as to ensure that 2 the rates are not excessive, inadequate, or unfairly 3 discriminatory. 4 5 6 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 7 And the title is amended as follows: 8 On page 9, lines 19-24, delete those lines 9 10 and insert: 11 provider's loss experience; requiring medical 12 malpractice insurers to make a rate filing that 13 reduces rates to a specified amount; allowing 14 for 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 6:10 PM 08/12/03 s0002Dc1c-03b2h