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Fla. Stat. § 624.05 (2025)

“Department,” “commission,” and “office” defined.

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624.05 “Department,” “commission,” and “office” defined.As used in the Insurance Code:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Financial Services. The term does not mean the Financial Services Commission or any office of the Financial Services Commission.
(2) “Commission” means the Financial Services Commission.
(3) “Office” means the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission.
History.s. 5, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 262, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 751, ch. 2003-261.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2021 · leading case: Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 185 So. 3d 1214 (Fla. 2016).
Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 185 So. 3d 1214 (Fla. 2016). · cites it 3× “(2007); see also § 624.05(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). This notice is commonly referred to as the “civil remedy notice.”
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Trapeo, 136 So. 3d 670 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “§ 624.05(1). Section 624.307 provides that the Department “shall enforce the provisions of this code and shall execute the duties imposed upon” it and “shall have the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it by, or reasonably implied from, the provisions of this code.”
John H. Jervis & Linda Jervis v. Jose Castaneda & Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 243 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). · cites it 2× “727], to limit coverage validly, the insurer must first satisfy the statutorily mandated 3See § 624.05(3), Fla. Stat. (2010) (defining “Office” as used in the Insurance Code).”
Arencibia v. AGA Serv. Co. (S.D. Fla. 2021). · cites it 2× “The Department of Financial Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation are tasked with enforcing the provisions of Florida’s Insurance Code, Fla. Stat. §§ 624.05 , 626.9561, and therefore, regulate “any person” who engages in “[u]nfair methods of competition and unfair or…”
— 624.05(1) — 2 cases
Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 185 So. 3d 1214 (Fla. 2016). “(2007); see also § 624.05(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). This notice is commonly referred to as the “civil remedy notice.”
Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Trapeo, 136 So. 3d 670 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “§ 624.05(1). Section 624.307 provides that the Department “shall enforce the provisions of this code and shall execute the duties imposed upon” it and “shall have the powers and authority expressly conferred upon it by, or reasonably implied from, the provisions of this code.”
— 624.05(3) — 1 case
John H. Jervis & Linda Jervis v. Jose Castaneda & Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 243 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018). “727], to limit coverage validly, the insurer must first satisfy the statutorily mandated 3See § 624.05(3), Fla. Stat. (2010) (defining “Office” as used in the Insurance Code).”
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