| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to residential property insurance; |
| 3 | amending s. 627.0629, F.S.; authorizing insurers to write |
| 4 | residential property insurance policies without certain |
| 5 | coverage under limited circumstances; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 627.0629, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 627.0629 Residential property insurance; rate filings.-- |
| 13 | (6) An insurer may not write a residential property |
| 14 | insurance policy without providing windstorm coverage or |
| 15 | hurricane coverage as defined in s. 627.4025 only if requested |
| 16 | in writing by an applicant for or insured under a residential |
| 17 | property insurance policy. This subsection does not apply with |
| 18 | respect to risks located in an area eligible for coverage under |
| 19 | the high-risk account of the Citizens Property Insurance |
| 20 | Corporation pursuant to s. 627.351(6). |
| 21 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |