Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 258
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/04/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (Simpson)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 199 and 200
    4  insert:
    5         Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 627.4137, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         627.4137 Disclosure of certain information required.—
    8         (1) Each insurer that provides which does or may provide
    9  liability insurance coverage to pay all or a portion of a any
   10  claim that which might be made shall provide, within 30 days
   11  after of the written request of the claimant, a statement, under
   12  oath, of a corporate officer or the insurer’s claims manager, or
   13  superintendent, or licensed company adjuster setting forth the
   14  following information with regard to each known policy of
   15  insurance, including excess or umbrella insurance:
   16         (a) The name of the insurer.
   17         (b) The name of each insured.
   18         (c) The limits of the liability coverage.
   19         (d) A statement of any policy or coverage defense that the
   20  which such insurer reasonably believes is available to the such
   21  insurer at the time of filing such statement.
   22         (e) A copy of the policy.
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   24  In addition, the insured, or her or his insurance agent, upon
   25  written request of the claimant or the claimant’s attorney,
   26  shall disclose the name and coverage of each known insurer to
   27  the claimant and shall forward such request for information as
   28  required by this subsection to all affected insurers. The
   29  insurer shall then supply the information required in this
   30  subsection to the claimant within 30 days after of receipt of
   31  such request.
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   33  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   34  And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete line 21
   36  and insert:
   37         circumstances; amending s. 627.4137, F.S.; adding
   38         licensed company adjusters to the list of persons who
   39         may respond to a claimant’s written request for
   40         information relating to liability insurance coverage;
   41         amending s. 627.421, F.S.; authorizing