Florida Statute 626.905 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.905

626.905 Purpose of Unauthorized Insurers Process Law.—The purpose of the Unauthorized Insurers Process Law is to subject certain insurers and persons representing or aiding such insurers to the jurisdiction of courts of this state in suits by or on behalf of insureds or beneficiaries under insurance contracts. The Legislature declares that it is a subject of concern that many residents of this state hold policies of insurance issued or delivered in the state by insurers while not authorized to do business in this state, thus presenting to such residents the often insuperable obstacle of resorting to distant forums for the purpose of asserting legal rights under such policies. In furtherance of such state interest, the Legislature herein provides a method of substituted service of process upon unauthorized insurers and persons representing or aiding such insurers, and declares that in so doing it exercises its power to protect its residents and to define, for the purpose of this chapter, what constitutes doing business in this state, and also exercises powers and privileges available to the state by virtue of Pub. L. No. 15, 79th Congress of the United States, chapter 20, 1st session, s. 340, as amended, which declares that the business of insurance and every person engaged therein shall be subject to the laws of the several states.

History.—s. 346, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 318, 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 154, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 626.905

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 626.905.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 626.905

Total Results: 9

Advantage General Insurance v. KILN/QBE International

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-04-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 8 So. 3d 1213, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3860

Snippet: 626 is protecting Florida's insureds. See § 626.905, Fla. Stat. (2007). If, as alleged by KILN &

Borden v. East-European Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2006-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 921 So. 2d 587

Snippet: Law." § 626.904, Fla. Stat. (2005). Section 626.905 is entitled "Purpose of Unauthorized Insurers… the Legislature has clearly stated in section 626.905 that the "purpose" of the UIPL is to …Florida by unauthorized foreign insurers, section 626.905 reflects legislative intent that the UIPL serve…the Legislature's stated intent in section 626.905 to protect Florida residents through the UIPL.

Johnson v. Home-Owners Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-09-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 915 So. 2d 196, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 14409, 2005 WL 2219243

Snippet: KLEIN, J., dissenting. Section 626.905, Florida Statutes (2005), titled “Unauthorized Insurers

EAST-EUROPEAN INS. CO. v. Borden

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-08-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 884 So. 2d 233

Snippet: statement codified by the legislature at section 626.905 states: The purpose of the [UIPL] is to subject

Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. Frederick

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 654 So. 2d 656, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5074, 1995 WL 275744

Snippet: personally,” obtained substituted service under section 626.905, Florida Statutes (1993), both or neither. See

Hassneh Insurance Co. of Israel, Ltd. v. Plastigone Technologies, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-09-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 623 So. 2d 1223, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 9172, 1993 WL 347452

Snippet: is persuasive. There we held, citing sections 626.905 and 626.906, that the insurer’s act of reissuing

Bookman v. KAH Incorporated, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-02-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 614 So. 2d 1180

Snippet: Unauthorized Insurer's Process Law (UIPL), sections 626.905 and 626.906, Florida Statutes. The trial court

WINTERTHUR INTERN., LTD. v. Palacios

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-03-19T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 559 So. 2d 1214

Snippet: undoubtedly one objective of the statute, see id. § 626.905, it is not the sole objective. Id. Although subsections…portions of the statutory statement of purpose, § 626.905, Fla. Stat., which refer to the protection of Florida…cannot agree that it is the sole objective. Section 626.905 states more broadly that the purpose of the law

Citizens Ins. Co. of America v. Bowman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-05-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 525 So. 2d 991

Snippet: Section 626.906, Florida Statutes (1987). See also § 626.905, Fla. Stat. (1987). The order under review is,