Senate Bill sb1246
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 1246
By Senator Fasano
11-320-06
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to insurance; amending s.
3 626.9541, F.S.; providing that an insurer's
4 failure to offer in this state any kind or line
5 of insurance which it offers in another
6 jurisdiction constitutes an unfair method of
7 competition and unfair or deceptive act;
8 providing penalties; providing for rules;
9 providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Paragraph (dd) is added to subsection (1)
14 of section 626.9541, Florida Statutes, to read:
15 626.9541 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or
16 deceptive acts or practices defined.--
17 (1) UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR
18 DECEPTIVE ACTS.--The following are defined as unfair methods
19 of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices:
20 (dd) Selectively limiting insurance
21 offerings.--Failing to offer in this state a kind or line of
22 insurance which it offers in another jurisdiction. An insurer
23 need not offer every kind or line of insurance, or any
24 particular kind or line of insurance, in this state; however,
25 if it offers a particular kind or line of insurance anywhere
26 it does business, it must offer the same kind or line in this
27 state. The commission shall adopt rules to implement and
28 administer this paragraph.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Provides that it is an unfair method of competition and
unfair or deceptive act for an insurer to offer in this
4 state fewer kinds or lines of insurance than it offers in
all jurisdictions in which it does business. Requiring
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