HB 1433 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Hurricane Mitigation Grants and Insurers' Regulations

Summary
Hurricane Mitigation Grants and Insurers' Regulations; Specifies that hurricane mitigation grants funded through My Safe Florida Home Program may be awarded only under certain circumstances; requires DFS to require that certain mitigation improvements be made as condition of reimbursing homeowner approved for grant; increases surpluses required for certain insurers applying for their original certificates of authority & maintaining their certificates of authority; specifies prohibitions for persons who were officers or directors of insolvent insurer, officers or directors of managing general agent of insolvent insurer, attorneys in fact of insolvent reciprocal insurer, or officers or directors of attorney in fact of insolvent reciprocal insurer; requires OIR to prohibit insurers or reciprocal insurers from paying any compensation to certain persons for certain violations until violations are remedied; requires that insurers' final decisions to deny claims or portions of claims be made by qualified human professionals.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 1433 Filed H 1433 c1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a filed version to a committee substitute version with significant substantive additions. The most important change is the addition of new provisions regulating insurance claims handling, requiring human professionals to make final denial decisions, and prohibiting the use of algorithms or AI as the sole basis for denying claims. The bill also adds restrictions on the Office of Insurance Regulation regarding rate filing approvals and creates a new statute (627.4263) governing these insurance practices.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from primarily hurricane mitigation grants and general insurance regulations to include specific rules about insurance claims processing, algorithm use in claims decisions, and Office of Insurance Regulation authority over rate filings.
REQUIREMENT

New requirement that insurers must have qualified human professionals make final decisions on claim denials rather than relying solely on automated systems

Prohibition on using algorithms, artificial intelligence, or machine learning as the sole basis for denying insurance claims or claim portions

ENFORCEMENT

New restrictions on the Office of Insurance Regulation from requesting insurers to waive deemed approvals or issuing notices of intent to disapprove rate filings under certain circumstances

DEFINITION

Creation of new statute 627.4263 to define terms and establish rules for algorithm use in insurance claims processing

TECHNICAL

Page count increased from 19 to 25 pages due to added content

Document identifier changed from hb1433-00 to hb1433-01-c1 indicating committee substitute version

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Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
10
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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