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Senator Deutch moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Delete lines 91-92

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and insert:

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     Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) and subsection

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(6) of section 626.9543, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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     626.9543  Holocaust victims.--

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     (5)  PROOF OF A CLAIM.--Any insurer doing business in this

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state, in receipt of a claim from a Holocaust victim or from a

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beneficiary, descendant, or heir of a Holocaust victim, shall:

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     (c)  Permit claims irrespective of any statute of

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limitations or notice requirements imposed by any insurance

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policy issued, provided the claim is submitted on or before July

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1, 2018 within 10 years after the effective date of this section.

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     (6)  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.--Notwithstanding any law or

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agreement among the parties to an insurance policy to the

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contrary, any action brought by Holocaust victims or by a

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beneficiary, heir, or a descendant of a Holocaust victim seeking

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proceeds of an insurance policy issued or in effect between 1920

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and 1945, inclusive, shall not be dismissed for failure to comply

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with the applicable statute of limitations or laches provided the

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action is commenced on or before July 1, 2018 within 10 years

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after the effective date of this section.

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     Section 3.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this

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act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T =====

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 14-15

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Effective January 1, 2009, and applicable to

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policies issued or renewed on or after that date, section

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627.94073, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 2-10

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and insert:

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An act relating to insurance policies; amending s.

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627.94073, F.S.; revising provisions requiring that

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insurers notify policyholders of the right to designate a

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secondary addressee to receive a notice of termination of

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long-term care insurance policies; requiring that a

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canceled long-term care policy be reinstated if the

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policyholder failed to pay the premium due to an extended

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confinement in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or

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assisted living facility; providing for application;

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amending s. 626.9543, F.S.; extending the period within

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which certain insurers must permit claims from a Holocaust

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victim or from a beneficiary, descendent, or heir of such

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a victim; extending the period within which certain

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actions brought by such a victim, descendent, or heir

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seeking proceeds of certain insurance policies may not be

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dismissed; providing effective dates.

4/1/2008  1:17:00 PM     30-06191A-08