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FL H1137

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2020

Primary Sponsor

Commerce Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Consumer reporting agencies prohibited from charging fees to reissue or provide new unique personal identifiers when removing security freezes

  • Public adjusters must provide itemized loss estimates within 45 calendar days of contract execution; failure to do so restores insured's right to cancel without penalty; contract becomes void after 50 days without estimate

  • Property insurers must pay or deny claims within 90 calendar days of receiving notice; late payments accrue interest at the statutory rate from the date the claim was filed

  • Insurance agencies prohibited from using names containing "Medicare" or "Medicaid" (existing agencies grandfathered until license expiration/revocation)

  • Surplus lines agents authorized to export flood coverage contracts without seeking coverage from three admitted insurers, extended through July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Consumer Protection

Last Action

Died on Calendar

3/14/2020

Committee Referrals

Commerce Committee2/4/2020
Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee1/30/2020
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee1/13/2020

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