HB 881 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Insurance

Summary
Insurance; Provides procedures & timelines for objecting, & responding to objections, to sufficiency of evidence submitted by claimants to insurers; requires FDLE to accept certain fingerprints; specifies that certain criminal records must be used by OIR for certain purposes; establishes standards for compensation arrangements & oversight of affiliate transactions involving insurers, managing general agents, & attorneys in fact; requires certain rate filings with OIR from residential property insurers to include rate transparency reports; provides reporting requirements relating to universal life insurance policies; provides authority of OIR over affiliate dividends; authorizes assessable & nonassessable reciprocal insurers, rather than domestic reciprocal insurers, to transact insurance if they maintain specified amounts of surplus funds; provides that attorneys in fact of reciprocal insurers are affiliated entities; authorizes reciprocal insurers to require subscriber contributions; authorizes reciprocal insurers to establish subscriber savings accounts; specifies manner in which impaired reciprocal insurers are proceeded against if they cannot make up deficiencies in assets; specifies manner in which assessments are levied upon subscribers if reciprocal insurers are liquidated; requires reciprocal insurers to maintain unearned premium reserves at all times.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 881 Filed H 881 c1 · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was substantially rewritten from a 10-page document focused on public adjusters and motor vehicle claims into a 36-page comprehensive insurance reform package. The new version expands coverage to include affiliate transactions, universal life insurance reporting, reciprocal insurers, and background check procedures, while removing specific motor vehicle towing and labor coverage provisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded significantly from primarily consumer protection on public adjusters and claims timelines to a broad insurance regulatory overhaul covering multiple insurance types and administrative procedures.
SCOPE

Added comprehensive provisions on affiliate compensation arrangements and oversight of transactions involving insurers, managing general agents, and attorneys in fact.

REQUIREMENT

Created new requirements for fingerprinting and background checks related to insurance licensing and record exchanges with the Department of Law Enforcement.

Expanded public adjuster response time requirements and added reporting requirements for universal life insurance policies.

Removed specific provisions about motor vehicle towing and labor coverage disclosure requirements and express consent before claim submission.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provisions allowing reciprocal insurers to transact insurance if they maintain specified surplus funds, expanding eligibility beyond domestic reciprocal insurers.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'sufficient evidence' and procedures for objecting to evidence sufficiency in insurance claims.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Griff Griffitts
Griff Griffitts
RRepublican
FL
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