Florida Senate - 2006                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980
                        Barcode 663148
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11  Senator Campbell moved the following amendment to amendment
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 128, between lines 18 and 19,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 42.  Paragraph (dd) is added to subsection (1)
19  of section 626.9541, Florida Statutes, to read:
20         626.9541  Unfair methods of competition and unfair or
21  deceptive acts or practices defined.--
22         (1)  UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR
23  DECEPTIVE ACTS.--The following are defined as unfair methods
24  of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices:
25         (dd)  Selectively limiting insurance
26  offerings.--Failing to offer in this state a kind or line of
27  insurance which it offers in another jurisdiction. An insurer
28  need not offer every kind or line of insurance, or any
29  particular kind or line of insurance, in this state; however,
30  if it offers a particular kind or line of insurance anywhere
31  it does business, it must offer the same kind or line in this
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Florida Senate - 2006 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1980 Barcode 663148 1 state. The commission shall adopt rules to implement and 2 administer this paragraph. 3 4 5 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 6 And the title is amended as follows: 7 On page 140, line 25, after the semicolon, 8 9 insert: 10 amending s. 626.9541, F.S.; providing that an 11 insurer's failure to offer in this state any 12 kind or line of insurance which it offers in 13 another jurisdiction constitutes an unfair 14 method of competition and unfair or deceptive 15 act; providing penalties; providing for rules; 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:36 AM 05/05/06 s1980c2c-32-t01