Florida Statute 626.9706 - 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. 626.9706

626.9706 Life insurance; discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.—

(1) No insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state shall refuse to issue and deliver any policy of life insurance solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

(2) No life insurance policy issued and delivered in this state shall carry a higher premium rate or charge solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

History.—s. 1, ch. 78-35; s. 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Total Results: 7

Talat Enterprises, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

753 So. 2d 1278, 2000 WL 232303

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2000 | Docket: 1729118

Cited 62 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; or 5. Section 626.9707;.... Further, the

DADELAND DEPOT. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine

945 So. 2d 1216, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 882, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 2953, 2006 WL 3741019

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2006 | Docket: 2451707

Cited 49 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283

State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Zebrowski

706 So. 2d 275, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 726, 1997 Fla. LEXIS 1965, 1997 WL 730719

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 1997 | Docket: 2513787

Cited 13 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283

Home Ins. Co. v. Owens

573 So. 2d 343, 1990 WL 175784

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 1990 | Docket: 479030

Cited 9 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; or 5. Section 626.9707; or (b) By the commission

Zebrowski v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

673 So. 2d 562, 1996 WL 267929

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1996 | Docket: 1671221

Cited 2 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283

316, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.

625 F. Supp. 2d 1179, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41049, 2008 WL 2157084

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: May 21, 2008 | Docket: 2268219

Cited 1 times | Published

Section 626.9551; 3. Section 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283

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

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