(1) Any rates, rating schedules, or rating manuals for a new or renewal fire insurance policy for an existing or newly constructed building, whether used for commercial or residential purposes, must provide for a premium discount if a fire sprinkler system has been installed in the building in accordance with nationally accepted fire sprinkler design standards, as adopted by the department, and if the fire sprinkler system is maintained in accordance with nationally accepted standards.
(2) The discount required by this section must provide a premium rate that is lower than that for a building in which a fire sprinkler system has not been installed. A discount used by an insurer is presumed appropriate unless credible data demonstrates otherwise.
History.—s. 4, ch. 95-379.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 627 - Insurance Rates and Contracts
Part I - Rates and Rating Organizations (Ss. 627.011-627.381)
627.031 - Purposes of this part; interpretation.
627.0612 - Administrative proceedings in rating determinations.
627.0621 - Transparency in rate regulation.
627.0625 - Commercial property and casualty risk management plans.
627.06281 - Public hurricane loss projection model; reporting of data by insurers.
627.0629 - Residential property insurance; rate filings.
627.06291 - Excess profits of residential property insurer; return.
627.06292 - Reports of hurricane loss data and associated exposure data; public records exemption.
627.06501 - Insurance discounts for certain persons completing driver improvement course.
627.0651 - Making and use of rates for motor vehicle insurance.
627.0652 - Insurance discounts for certain persons completing safety course.
627.0653 - Insurance discounts for specified motor vehicle equipment.
627.06535 - Electric vehicles; restrictions on imposing surcharges.
627.0654 - Insurance discounts for buildings with fire sprinklers.
627.0655 - Policyholder loss or expense-related premium discounts.
627.066 - Excessive profits for motor vehicle insurance prohibited.
627.0665 - Automatic bank withdrawal agreements; notification required.
627.072 - Making and use of rates.
627.091 - Rate filings; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
627.0915 - Rate filings; workers’ compensation, drug-free workplace, and safe employers.
627.0916 - Agricultural horse farms.
627.092 - Workers’ Compensation Administrator.
627.093 - Application of s. 286.011 to workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
627.096 - Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau.
627.101 - When filing becomes effective; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
627.111 - Effective date of filing.
627.1615 - Workers’ compensation applicant discrimination.
627.191 - Adherence to filings; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
627.192 - Workers’ compensation insurance; employee leasing arrangements.
627.211 - Deviations; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.
627.212 - Workplace safety program surcharge.
627.215 - Excessive profits for commercial property and commercial casualty insurance prohibited.
627.221 - Rating organizations; licensing; fee.
627.231 - Subscribers to rating organizations.
627.251 - Bureau rules not to affect dividends.
627.261 - Actuarial and technical services.
627.285 - Independent actuarial peer review of workers’ compensation rating organization.
627.301 - Advisory organizations.
627.311 - Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers; public records and public meetings exemptions.
627.312 - Transitional provisions.
627.3121 - Public records and public meetings exemptions.
627.313 - Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Plan; audit requirements.
627.314 - Concerted action by two or more insurers.
627.331 - Recording and reporting of loss, expense, and claims experience; rating information.
627.351 - Insurance risk apportionment plans.
627.3511 - Depopulation of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
627.3512 - Recoupment of residual market deficit assessments.
627.3513 - Standards for sale of bonds by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
627.3515 - Market assistance plan; property and casualty risks.
627.3518 - Citizens Property Insurance Corporation policyholder eligibility clearinghouse program.
627.352 - Security of data and information technology in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.
627.357 - Medical malpractice self-insurance.