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Became law SENATE · SESSION 2026 · CHAPTER 2026-146

No. SB 394

Reinsurance Intermediary Managers
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Leek
FILED BY
Thomas J. Leek — District 7, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026

Filed under Insurance.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Reinsurance Intermediary Managers; Defining the term “controlling”; revising the definition of the term “reinsurance intermediary manager” to exclude certain underwriting managers, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Exempts small facultative underwriting managers from reinsurance intermediary licensing.

The bill adds a new exemption for underwriting managers handling small facultative books. This removes a licensing requirement for a specific class of reinsurance professionals.

It tightens the definition of 'controlling person' to focus on the power to direct management. This clarifies who is considered a controlling entity under the statute.

The bill corrects punctuation and grammar in the list of existing exemptions. These changes ensure the legal text is clear and properly formatted.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 New Exclusion for Small Facultative Managers majors. 626.7492(2)(g)

AIAdds a new category of underwriting managers who are not considered reinsurance intermediary managers if their business is small.

“An underwriting manager who manages assumed facultative risks for a reinsurer, if the facultative reinsurance business managed by the underwriting manager is less than 10 percent” bill text, line 45 →
§ 2 New Definition of Controlling majors. 626.7492(2)(b)

AIReplaces the old definition with a new one that explicitly includes indirect power.

“having the direct or indirect power, as a person, firm, association, or corporation, to direct or cause to be directed the management, control, or activities of the reinsurance”
§ 3 Clarification of Underwriting Manager Exclusion moderates. 626.7492(2)(g)

AIChanges the grammatical reference for the existing exclusion of underwriting managers.

“An underwriting manager who, pursuant to contract, manages all the reinsurance operations of the reinsurer, is under common control with the reinsurer”
§ 4 Clarification of Joint Underwriting Manager Exclusion moderates. 626.7492(2)(g)

AIUpdates the verb form for managers of joint underwriting groups to match the plural subject.

“The manager of a group, association, pool, or organization of insurers which engages in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance and are subject to examination” bill text, line 40 →
TIMELINE
6/17/2026
Chapter No. 2026-146
6/16/2026
Approved by Governor
6/15/2026
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
3/17/2026
Ordered enrolled
3/11/2026
Passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 1
3/11/2026
Read 3rd time
3/11/2026
Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/11/2026
Read 2nd time
3/10/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2026
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
3/10/2026
Bill referred to House Calendar
2/19/2026
In Messages
2/19/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026
Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 345
2/19/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 345
2/19/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 345
2/18/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/18/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2/12/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/5/2026
Now in Rules
2/4/2026
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment,...
1/30/2026
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture,...
1/14/2026
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and...
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/8/2026
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm,...
11/17/2025
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on...
11/5/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 626.7492
+50 / −15
s. 626.7492
+0 / −0
s. 626.022
+0 / −0
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