Non-renewal/cancellation would be simplified under 2011 bill

Bills moving through both the House and Senate would ease the burden on insurers when providing notices of cancellation and non-renewal. The bills propose to change the designated person or persons an insurer is required to notify, from the “named insured” to the “first-named insured,” in transactions involving the nonrenewal, renewal, or cancellation of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance. The bills would apply to commercial and property lines (F.S. 627.4133) and to auto lines (F.S. 627.7277, F.S. 627.728, and F.S. 627.7281).