Florida Senate - 2023 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/CS/HB 487, 1st Eng. Ì861932+Î861932 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: C 04/28/2023 03:17 PM . 05/03/2023 06:06 PM ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator DiCeglie moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 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. 62 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;