HB 1317 (2005) -  Personal Lines Residential Insurance Policies

by Negron (CO-SPONSORS) Carroll
Requires the Chief Financial Officer to appoint an advisory committee to review policies and forms; provides for membership; requires the committee to report recommendations to the Office of Insurance Regulation; provides for the Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to approve standard personal lines residential insurance policies and a checklist for each type of such policy; requires insurers to offer such standard policies; authorizes the commissioner to modify such policies; authorizes the Financial Services Commission to adopt rules; requires personal lines property insurance policies to contain an outline of coverage and a checklist of items contained in the policies; specifies checklist contents; specifies outline contents; requires the checklist and outline of insurance coverage to be sent with each renewal of personal lines residential insurance policies; clarifies that homeowners' insurance includes mobile homeowners' and condominium unit owners' insurance for purposes of the outline of coverage; excludes wind losses from provisions specifying liability of insureds; deletes a provision specifying contents of a required notice; requires insurers to provide written notice explaining to policyholders hurricane deductible options for residential property insurance policies; specifies the form and contents of the notice; provides a presumption for a signed notice.
Effective Date: July 1, 2005.
Last Event: Died in Insurance Committee, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1486 (Ch. 2005-111) on Friday, May 6, 2005 11:49 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Insurance Committee, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1486 (Ch. 2005-111) Time: 05/06/2005 - 11:49 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Committee Version:
Event: H Now in Insurance Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Commerce Council Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Commerce Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to State Administration Appropriations Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: State Administration Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Insurance Committee Time: 03/14/2005 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Insurance Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2005 - 10:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/02/2005 - 4:22 PM Member: Negron Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.40951
627.4143 HB 1745
627.701 HB 507, HB 1745