Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2522
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       05/02/2006 02:14 PM         .                    
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11  The Committee on Judiciary (Campbell) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 3, between lines 11 and 12,
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17  insert:  
18         Section 5.  Section 627.902, Florida Statutes, is
19  amended to read:
20         627.902  Premium financing by an insurer or
21  subsidiary.--
22         (1)  An insurer, a subsidiary of an insurer, or a
23  corporation under substantially the same management or control
24  as an authorized insurer or group of authorized insurers may
25  finance property, casualty, surety, and marine insurance
26  premiums on policies issued or business produced by such
27  insurer or insurers; however, any such insurer, subsidiary, or
28  corporation or group of insurers that charges a total service
29  charge per year or rate of interest which is substantially
30  more than that provided in s. 627.901 shall be subject to part
31  XV of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2522 Barcode 194704 1 law, an insurer, a subsidiary of an insurer, or a corporation 2 under substantially the same management or control as an 3 authorized insurer or group of authorized insurers may charge 4 one-half of the additional charge provided in s. 627.840, and 5 the charges provided in s. 627.841. 6 (2) This part and part XV do not disallow or apply to 7 a discount paid by a person who pays the premium for the 8 entire policy term at the beginning of the term if the office 9 determines that the discount is actuarially justified and 10 approves it pursuant to part I. The discount may not be deemed 11 a component of or related to premium financing. 12 13 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 14 15 16 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 17 And the title is amended as follows: 18 On page 1, line 13, after the semicolon, 19 20 insert: 21 amending s. 627.902, F.S.; exempting certain 22 lump-sum premium payments from provisions 23 relating to premium financing; 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:09 AM 04/24/06 s2522c1c-ju32-t01