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Fla. Stat. § 624.01 (2025)

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624.01 Short title.Chapters 624-632, 634, 635, 636, 641, 642, 648, and 651 constitute the “Florida Insurance Code.”
History.s. 1, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 15, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 85-321; s. 49, ch. 90-131; ss. 2, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 114, ch. 93-399; s. 10, ch. 99-3; s. 750, ch. 2003-261.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1960–2022 · leading case: Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Devon Neighborhood Ass'n, 67 So. 3d 187 (Fla. 2011).
Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Devon Neighborhood Ass'n, 67 So. 3d 187 (Fla. 2011). · cites it 2× “See § 624.01, Fla. Stat. (2005). 5 . Homeowner’s residential policies and commercial residential policies, such as condominium association policies, are often addressed separately in the insurance code.”
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Trapeo, 136 So. 3d 670 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 624.01, Fla. Stat. (2009). And as used in the code, “department” means the Department of Financial Services.”
Dept. of Ins. v. Dade Cty. Consum. Adv., 492 So. 2d 1032 (Fla. 1986). · cites it 2× “§ 624.01, Fla. Stat. (1985). The legislature apparently believes that the insurance industry *1042 must be strictly regulated to secure and protect the rights and interests of insureds, insurers, and others, and generally to protect and promote the economic welfare of the people…”
Boman v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 505 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “[2] The policy provides, with respect to financed vehicles, that, should coverage of the creditor's interest in the vehicle terminate, then "the date of termination of the creditor's interest will be at least 10 days after the date we mail the termination notice." The record…”
Hepler v. Atlas Mut. Ins. Co., 501 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 624.01, Fla. Stat. (1983). Section 624.”
Nichols v. Preferred Nat. Ins. Co., 704 So. 2d 1371 (Fla. 1997). · cites it 2× “" § 624.01, Fla. Stat. (1995). Terms used in that code are set forth in chapter 624, which defines "insurer" to include "every person engaged as indemnitor, surety, or contractor in the business of entering into contracts of insurance or annuity.”
Chalfonte Condo. Apt. Ass'n v. QBE Ins., 526 F. Supp. 2d 1251 (S.D. Fla. 2007). “See Section 624.01. 4 . Section 627.848(1)(b) used to be Section 627.”
Kondell v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., 187 F. Supp. 3d 1348 (S.D. Fla. 2016). · cites it 2× “…Cir.1974)). . "Chapters 624-632, 63¾ 635, 636, 641, 642, 648, and 651 constitute the ‘Florida Insur-anee Code.' ” Fla. Stat. § 624.01 .”
State v. Rubio, 917 So. 2d 383 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). “[Section 624.01 et seq.] (g) Insurance advertising gifts lawfully permitted under s.”
Snow v. Jim Rathman Chevrolet, Inc., 39 So. 3d 368 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 624.01, Fla. Stat. (2009). 2 . The trial court also erred in relying on this court’s decision in Dealers Insurance Co.”
FLA Orthopedics, Inc. v. Am. Ins. Co., 896 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “See § 624.01, Fla. Stat. (1997) ("Chapters 624 through 632, 634, 635, 637, 638, 641, 642, 648, and 651 constitute the 'Florida Insurance Code.”
Dyer v. Dept. of Ins. & Treasurer, 585 So. 2d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). “[2] § 624.01 et seq., Fla. Stat. (1987). [3] Section 626.”
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