| 1 | Representative(s) Kriseman offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between line(s) 171 and 172 insert: |
| 5 | Section 5. Section 627.7261, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 6 | to read: |
| 7 | 627.7261 Refusal to issue policy.-- |
| 8 | (1) An No insurer may not deny an application for |
| 9 | automobile liability insurance solely on the ground that renewal |
| 10 | of similar coverage has been denied by another insurer or on the |
| 11 | ground of an applicant's failure to disclose that such denial |
| 12 | has occurred. |
| 13 | (2)(a) An insurer may not deny an application for |
| 14 | automobile liability insurance or impose a surcharge or |
| 15 | otherwise increase the premium rate for an automobile liability |
| 16 | policy solely on the basis that the applicant, a named insured, |
| 17 | a member of the insured's household, or a person who customarily |
| 18 | operates the insured's vehicle is a volunteer driver. |
| 19 | (b) As used in this section, the term "volunteer driver" |
| 20 | means a person who provides services, including transporting |
| 21 | individuals or goods, without compensation in excess of expenses |
| 22 | to a private nonprofit agency as defined in s. 273.01(3) or a |
| 23 | charitable organization as defined in s. 737.501(2). |
| 24 | (c) This section does not prohibit an insurer from |
| 25 | refusing to renew, imposing a surcharge on, or otherwise |
| 26 | increasing the premium rate for an automobile liability |
| 27 | insurance policy based upon factors other than the volunteer |
| 28 | status of the persons named in this subsection. |
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| 31 | Remove line(s) 14 and insert: |
| 32 | registration suspension; amending s. 627.7261, F.S.; |
| 33 | prohibiting an insurer from taking certain actions |
| 34 | solely because an insured or specified person serves |
| 35 | as a volunteer driver for a nonprofit agency or |
| 36 | charitable organization; providing an effective date. |