Florida Senate - 2022                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                Floor: 6/F/2R          .                                
             12/13/2022 02:50 PM       .                                
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       Senator Rouson moved the following:
       
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 601 and 602
    4  insert:
    5         j. Altering a field adjuster’s initial estimate, report,
    6  photographs, or written comments regarding photographs or
    7  observations of an insured risk without express written approval
    8  of the adjuster obtained within 5 days after the alteration,
    9  which clearly explains in detail the nature and extent of the
   10  changes;
   11         k. Failing to provide an insured with a complete,
   12  unredacted, and unaltered copy of a field adjuster’s initial
   13  report, estimate, and photographs within 10 business days after
   14  receipt of such materials; or
   15         l. Failing to provide an insured with a complete,
   16  unredacted, and unaltered copy of any report or estimate
   17  obtained from an engineer, an environmental consultant, a
   18  contractor, or another specialist retained by the insurer to
   19  investigate the claim within 10 business days after receipt of
   20  such report or estimate.
   21  
   22  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   23  And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Between lines 45 and 46
   25  insert:
   26         specifying additional acts and practices that
   27         constitute unfair claim settlement practices by
   28         insurers;