Florida Statute 626.951 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.951

626.951 Declaration of purpose.—

(1) The purpose of this part is to regulate trade practices relating to the business of insurance in accordance with the intent of Congress as expressed in the Act of Congress of March 9, 1945 (Pub. L. No. 15, 79th Congress), by defining, or providing for the determination of, all such practices in this state which constitute unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive acts or practices and by prohibiting the trade practices so defined or determined.

(2) This part shall be entitled the “Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act.”

History.—s. 379, ch. 59-205; s. 9, ch. 76-260; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Christopher B. Keehn, Stephanie K. Haley, Gordon Charles Keehn, Robert Franklin Keehn v. Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.

758 F.2d 1522, 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29414

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 29, 1985 | Docket: 507564

Cited 6 times | Published

Insurance Trade Practices Act (UITPA), Fla.Stat. § 626.951 et seq., specifically, Fla.Stat. §

Kondell v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.

187 F. Supp. 3d 1348, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91838, 2016 WL 3554922

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 9, 2016 | Docket: 64308891

Cited 1 times | Published

Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act, Fla. Stat. § 626.951 et seq. (“FUITPA”), contained within the Code

Buell v. Direct General Insurance Agency, Inc.

488 F. Supp. 2d 1215, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44059

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 6, 2007 | Docket: 2293945

Cited 1 times | Published

legislature expressed its intent unambiguously in section 626.951(1) as to the avowed purpose of the statutory

MILTON N. WHYNES v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

240 So. 3d 867

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 21, 2018 | Docket: 6340892

Published

Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act, see section 626.951(2), Florida Statutes (2015), and is entitled

Soule v. Security Connecticut Life Insurance Co.

654 So. 2d 1021, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 5237, 1995 WL 293684

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 16, 1995 | Docket: 64756202

Published

recovery below based upon estoppel, waiver, and section 626.951 et seq., Florida Statutes; however, none of