631.398 Prevention of insolvencies.—To aid in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies or impairments:
(1) Any member insurer; agent, employee, or member of the board of directors; or representative of any insurance guaranty association may make reports and recommendations to the department or office upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member insurer or germane to the solvency of any company seeking to do an insurance business in this state. Such reports and recommendations are confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) until the termination of a delinquency proceeding.
(2) The office shall:
(a) Report to the board of directors of the appropriate insurance guaranty association when it has reasonable cause to believe from any examination, whether completed or in process, of any member insurer that such insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer.
(b) Seek the advice and recommendations of the board of directors of the appropriate insurance guaranty association concerning any matter affecting the duties and responsibilities of the office in relation to the financial condition of member companies and companies seeking admission to transact insurance business in this state.
(3)(a) The department shall, no later than the conclusion of any domestic insurer insolvency proceeding, prepare a summary report containing such information as is in its possession relating to the history and causes of such insolvency, including a statement of the business practices of such insurer which led to such insolvency.
(b) For an insolvency involving a domestic property insurer, the department shall:
1. Begin an analysis of the history and causes of the insolvency once the department is appointed by the court as receiver.
2. Submit an initial report analyzing the history and causes of the insolvency to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the office. The initial report must be submitted no later than 4 months after the department is appointed as receiver. The initial report shall be updated at least annually until the submission of the final report. The report may not be used as evidence in any proceeding brought by the department or others to recover assets on behalf of the receivership estate as part of its duties under s. 631.141(9). The submission of a report under this subparagraph shall not be considered a waiver of any evidentiary privilege the department may assert under state or federal law.
3. Provide a special report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the office, within 10 days upon identifying any condition or practice that may lead to insolvency in the property insurance marketplace.
4. Submit a final report analyzing the history and causes of the insolvency and the review of the Office of Insurance Regulation’s regulatory oversight of the insurer to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the office within 30 days of the conclusion of the insolvency proceeding.
5. Review the Office of Insurance Regulation’s regulatory oversight of the insurer.
History.—ss. 28, 39, ch. 83-38; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; ss. 2, 6, ch. 93-118; s. 385, ch. 96-406; s. 1351, ch. 2003-261; s. 21, ch. 2022-268; s. 74, ch. 2023-144.
