Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS for SB 1980 (070118)
Barcode 094396
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11 The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Garcia) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 19. The corporation shall, directly or through the
19 market assistance plan, make information from confidential
20 underwriting files of policyholders available only to licensed
21 general lines agents who register with the corporation to
22 receive such information according to the following
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24 a. By October 1, 2006, the corporation shall provide
25 policyholders the opportunity to request in writing, within 45
26 days after the notification is sent, that information from
27 their confidential underwriting files not be released to
28 licensed general lines agents registered pursuant to
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30 b. By October 1, 2006, the corporation shall make
31 available to licensed general lines agents the registration
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS for SB 1980 (070118)
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1 procedures to be used to obtain confidential information from
2 underwriting files for policies. As a condition of
3 registration, the corporation shall require the licensed
4 general lines agent to attest that the agent has the
5 experience and relationships with authorized or surplus lines
6 carriers to attempt to offer replacement coverage.
7 c. By January 1, 2007, the corporation shall make
8 available through a secured website to licensed general lines
9 agents registered pursuant to sub-subparagraph b. application,
10 rating, mitigation, and policy-type information relating to
11 all policies for which the policyholder has not requested that
12 the corporation withhold such information pursuant to
13 sub-subparagraph a. The licensed general lines agent
14 registered pursuant to sub-subparagraph b. may use such
15 information to contact and assist the policyholder in securing
16 replacement policies and the agent may disclose to the
17 policyholder that such information was obtained from the
18 corporation.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
23 On page 3, line 15, after the semicolon,
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26 requiring the corporation to make policyholder
27 information available to general lines agents;
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