Purchasing groups; exemption from certain insurer provisions.

Any purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 shall be exempt from any law of this state relating to the creation of groups for the purchase of insurance or to prohibition of group purchasing or to any law that would discriminate against a purchasing group or its members. In addition, an insurer shall be exempt from any law of this state which prohibits providing, or offering to provide, to a purchasing group or its members advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other matters. A purchasing group shall be subject to all other applicable laws of this state, including the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code not in conflict with the purposes of this part or with the provisions of the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.