Florida Statute 626.937 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.937

626.937 Actions against insurer; service of process.—

(1) An unauthorized insurer may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this state under any surplus lines insurance contract issued by it or any certificate, cover note, or other confirmation of such insurance issued by the surplus lines agent, pursuant to the same procedure as is provided in s. 624.423 as to authorized insurers.

(2) The unauthorized insurer accepting the risk or issuing the policy shall be deemed thereby to have authorized service of process against it in the manner and to the effect as provided in this section, and to have appointed the Chief Financial Officer as its agent for service of process issuing upon any cause of action arising in this state under any such policy, contract, or insurance.

(3) Each unauthorized insurer requesting eligibility pursuant to s. 626.918 shall file with the department its appointment of the Chief Financial Officer, on a form as furnished by the department, as its agent to receive service of all legal process issued against it in any civil action or proceeding in this state, and agreeing that process so served shall be valid and binding upon the insurer. The appointment shall be irrevocable, shall bind the insurer and any successor in interest as to the assets or liabilities of the insurer, and shall remain in effect as long as there is outstanding in this state any obligation or liability of the insurer resulting from its insurance transactions therein.

(4) At the time of such appointment of the Chief Financial Officer as its process agent, the insurer shall file with the department designation of the name and e-mail address of the person to whom process against it served upon the Chief Financial Officer is to be made available through the department’s secure online portal. The insurer may change the designation at any time by a new filing.

(5) This section shall be cumulative to any other methods which may be provided by law for service of process upon the insurer.

History.—s. 376, ch. 59-205; s. 8, ch. 63-86; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 318, 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 311, ch. 97-102; s. 1025, ch. 2003-261; s. 53, ch. 2022-138.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 626.937

Level: Degree
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 626.937.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 626.937

Total Results: 4

Essex Insurance Co. v. Integrated Drainage Solutions, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-04

Citation: 124 So. 3d 947, 2013 WL 5495541, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 15681

Snippet: insurance placed under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937,” only implicated part one of the insurance code

Brown & Brown, Inc. v. Estate of Edenfield Ex Rel. Edenfield

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-06-04

Citation: 36 So. 3d 889, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 7698, 2010 WL 2219729

Snippet: governed by the Surplus Lines Law, sections 626.913-626.937, Florida Statutes (2005). Section 626.9201 provides

Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-26

Citation: 985 So. 2d 1036, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 425, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1112, 2008 WL 2520879

Snippet: insurance placed under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937." (emphasis supplied)). While it is understandable

RLI Ins. Co. v. Collado

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-06-14

Citation: 678 So. 2d 1313, 1996 WL 324986

Snippet: lines business under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937. As the title to the section indicates, the purpose