Florida Senate - 2022                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2-D
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  05/23/2022           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Gibson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 1512 and 1513
    4  insert:
    5         Section 22. Subsection (4) is added to section 626.9201,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         626.9201 Notice of cancellation or nonrenewal.—
    8         (4)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
    9  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   10  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   11  when, after a loss event, a claimant has provided to the
   12  claimant’s insurer:
   13         1. A post-loss communication;
   14         2. A notification of claim;
   15         3. A proof of loss statement; or
   16         4. Prior to the conclusion of a claims investigation.
   17         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   18  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   19  of the litigation.
   20         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   21  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
   22         Section 23. Subsection (9) is added to section 627.4133,
   23  Florida Statutes, to read:
   24         627.4133 Notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or renewal
   25  premium.—
   26         (9)(a) An insurer may not issue a notice of nonrenewal
   27  pursuant to this section for residential property insurance
   28  coverage as defined by s. 627.4025 for a period of 9 months
   29  when, after a loss event, a claimant has filed:
   30         1. A post-loss communication;
   31         2. A notification of claim;
   32         3. A proof of loss statement; or
   33         4. Prior to the conclusion of a claims investigation.
   34         (b) Insurers may not issue a notice of nonrenewal once the
   35  claimant files a legal complaint and until the final conclusion
   36  of the litigation.
   37         (c) After the litigation has concluded, the insurer must
   38  administratively close the insured’s claim within 60 days.
   39  
   40  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   41  And the title is amended as follows:
   42         Delete line 158
   43  and insert:
   44         insurer insolvency proceedings; amending s. 626.9201,
   45         F.S.; prohibiting insurers from issuing certain
   46         notices for a specified timeframe in certain
   47         circumstances; requiring insurers to administratively
   48         close claims within a specified timeframe; amending s.
   49         627.4133, F.S.; prohibiting insurers from issuing
   50         certain notices for a specified timeframe in certain
   51         circumstances; requiring insurers to administratively
   52         close claims within a specified timeframe; providing
   53         for