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FL S2084

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/16/2010

Primary Sponsor

Garrett Richter

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 635.042, Florida Statutes to allow the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to grant temporary exceptions to surplus requirements for mortgage guaranty insurers upon written request if the insurer's financial position is reasonable relative to aggregate insured risk and financial needs.

  • Maintains minimum surplus requirement of not less than the greater of $4 million or 10 percent of total outstanding liabilities (capped at $100 million surplus to policyholders).

  • Retains requirement that total outstanding aggregate exposure net of reinsurance cannot exceed 25 times the insurer's paid-in capital, surplus, and contingency reserve combined.

  • Requires mortgage guaranty insurers to disclose total aggregate exposure net of reinsurance in audited financial reports.

  • Limits enforcement action by the Office of Insurance Regulation against noncomplying insurers to cases where no temporary exception has been granted under the new provisions.

Legislative Description

Mortgage Guaranty Insurers/Surplus Requirements [CPSC]

Last Action

Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00672; Substituted HB 661 -SJ 00672; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 661 (Ch. 2010-56) -SJ 00672

4/21/2010

Committee Referrals

General Government Appropriations4/7/2010
Finance and Tax3/25/2010
Banking and Insurance3/1/2010

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