Bill > S1158

This bill makes a number of changes to the regulation and oversight of the Department of Financial Services and various insurance entities in Florida. Key provisions include: - Expanding the investigative and enforcement powers of the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services within the Department of Financial Services. - Authorizing, rather than requiring, a judge to order an injured employee's evaluation by an expert medical advisor in certain workers' compensation cases. - Revising eligibility requirements for the board of directors of the Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association. - Deleting the authority of certain examination centers to take fingerprints of insurance license applicants. - Authorizing certain persons to obtain a limited license to sell only policies of life insurance covering prearranged funeral services or merchandise. - Adding grounds for disciplinary actions against title insurance agents or agencies. - Authorizing the department in receivership proceedings to transfer insurance policies and records to a solvent assuming insurer. - Strengthening conflict of interest, disclosure, and ethics requirements for the boards of various insurance-related entities. - Expanding grounds for disciplinary action against various insurance licensees, including suspending licenses upon certain felony charges. - Establishing a direct-support organization for the State Fire Marshal to support firefighter safety, training, and recognition. - Making various other changes to the regulation of insurance agents, agencies, and entities in the state.