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FL H0753

Bill

Status

Failed

3/9/2012

Primary Sponsor

Doug Holder

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Applies standard personal lines residential insurance policy requirements to commercial lines residential property insurance policies entered into on or after July 1, 2012.

  • Requires insurers providing liability coverage to disclose policy information to claimants within 30 days after receiving a written request, including insurer name, insured name, coverage limits, policy defenses, and a copy of the policy.

  • Authorizes surplus lines carriers to issue property insurance policies containing coinsurance clauses and requires separate hurricane or windstorm deductible policies to include bold 18-point disclosure statements warning of high out-of-pocket expenses.

  • Voids separate hurricane or windstorm deductibles in policies entered into on or after July 1, 2012 that fail to include required disclosure statements, reverting the deductible to the all-covered-perils deductible.

  • Requires commercial lines residential hurricane coverage policies entered into on or after July 1, 2012 to state dwelling policy limits and deductibles as aggregate dollar amounts and specify per-building deductibles where applicable, with non-compliance voiding separate windstorm deductibles.

Legislative Description

Insurance

Last Action

Died in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

3/9/2012

Committee Referrals

Insurance And Banking Subcommittee11/29/2011

Full Bill Text

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