Florida Senate - 2007                        SENATOR AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2498
                        Barcode 600158
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11  Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 22, line 31,
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17         Section 3.  Subsection (18) is added to section
18  215.555, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 2 of chapter
19  2007-1, Laws of Florida, to read:
20         215.555  Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.--
21         (18)  CERTAIN INSURERS; ELIGIBILITY.--
22         (a)  An insurer issuing personal lines residential and
23  commercial property policies in this state who is otherwise
24  eligible for coverage under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe
25  Fund is eligible only for the level of coverage under such
26  fund as was available during the contract year ending May 31,
27  2006, if during the period of January 1, 2005, through
28  December 31, 2007, such insurer nonrenews 5 percent or more of
29  its personal lines residential policies in this state, 5
30  percent or more of its personal lines commercial policies in
31  this state, 10 percent or more of its personal lines
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Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2498 Barcode 600158 1 residential policies in any one territory in this state, or 10 2 percent or more of its personal lines commercial policies in 3 any one territory in this state. 4 (b) An insurer writing personal lines residential and 5 commercial property policies in this state who is otherwise 6 eligible for coverage under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe 7 Fund is eligible only for the level of coverage under such 8 fund as was available during the contract year ending May 31, 9 2006, if during the period of January 1, 2007, through 10 December 31, 2008, such insurer: 11 1. Nonrenews 5 percent or more of its personal lines 12 residential policies in this state, 5 percent or more of its 13 personal lines commercial policies in this state, 10 percent 14 or more of its personal lines residential policies in any one 15 territory in this state, or 10 percent or more of its personal 16 lines commercial policies in any one territory in this state; 17 or 18 2. Files a withdrawal plan with the Office of 19 Insurance Regulation. 20 21 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 22 23 24 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 25 And the title is amended as follows: 26 On page 1, line 14, after the semicolon, 27 28 insert: 29 amending s. 215.555, F.S.; specifying criteria 30 concerning the level of funding from the 31 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund for which 2 11:30 AM 04/30/07 s2498c1c-11-b01
Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2498 Barcode 600158 1 certain insurers are eligible; 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 11:30 AM 04/30/07 s2498c1c-11-b01