Florida Senate - 2023                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 487, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             04/28/2023 03:17 PM       .      05/03/2023 06:06 PM       
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       Senator DiCeglie moved the following:
       
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    4         Between lines 1058 and 1059
    5  insert:
    6         Section 19. Contingent upon SB 418 or similar legislation
    7  in the 2023 Regular Session or an extension thereof becoming a
    8  law, section 626.7315, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    9         626.7315 Prohibition against the unlicensed transaction of
   10  general lines insurance.—With respect to any line of authority
   11  as defined in s. 626.015(7), no individual shall, unless
   12  licensed as a general lines agent:
   13         (1) Solicit insurance or procure applications therefor;
   14         (2) In this state, receive or issue a receipt for any money
   15  on account of or for any insurer, or receive or issue a receipt
   16  for money from other persons to be transmitted to any insurer
   17  for a policy, contract, or certificate of insurance or any
   18  renewal thereof, even though the policy, certificate, or
   19  contract is not signed by him or her as agent or representative
   20  of the insurer, except as provided in s. 626.0428(1);
   21         (3) Directly or indirectly represent himself or herself to
   22  be an agent of any insurer or as an agent, to collect or forward
   23  any insurance premium, or to solicit, negotiate, effect,
   24  procure, receive, deliver, or forward, directly or indirectly,
   25  any insurance contract or renewal thereof or any endorsement
   26  relating to an insurance contract, or attempt to effect the
   27  same, of property or insurable business activities or interests,
   28  located in this state;
   29         (4) In this state, engage or hold himself or herself out as
   30  engaging in the business of analyzing or abstracting insurance
   31  policies or of counseling or advising or giving opinions, other
   32  than as a licensed attorney at law, relative to insurance or
   33  insurance contracts, for fee, commission, or other compensation,
   34  other than as a salaried bona fide full-time employee so
   35  counseling and advising his or her employer relative to the
   36  insurance interests of the employer and of the subsidiaries or
   37  business affiliates of the employer;
   38         (5) In any way, directly or indirectly, make or cause to be
   39  made, or attempt to make or cause to be made, any contract of
   40  insurance for or on account of any insurer;
   41         (6) Solicit, negotiate, or in any way, directly or
   42  indirectly, effect insurance contracts, if a member of a
   43  partnership or association, or a stockholder, officer, or agent
   44  of a corporation which holds an agency appointment from any
   45  insurer; or
   46         (7) Receive or transmit applications for suretyship, or
   47  receive for delivery bonds founded on applications forwarded
   48  from this state, or otherwise procure suretyship to be effected
   49  by a surety insurer upon the bonds of persons in this state or
   50  upon bonds given to persons in this state.
   51  
   52  However, a livery operator may offer renters the ability to
   53  obtain coverage to satisfy the requirements of s. 327.54(7)(b)2.
   54  without a license or appointment. However, the livery operator
   55  may not advise or inform the prospective renter of specific
   56  coverage provisions, exclusions, or limitations, and the signed
   57  acknowledgement must identify the licensed insurer or agent that
   58  transacted the livery’s insurance policy. If such coverage is
   59  offered for a price, all compensation received for such coverage
   60  must be remitted by the livery to the insurer or agent that
   61  transacted the livery’s insurance policy.
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   63  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   64  And the title is amended as follows:
   65         Between lines 80 and 81
   66  insert:
   67         amending s. 626.7315, F.S.; authorizing a livery
   68         operator, without a license or an appointment but
   69         subject to certain conditions, to offer certain
   70         coverage to renters;