Florida Statute 626.9707 - 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. 626.9707

626.9707 Disability insurance; discrimination on basis of sickle-cell trait prohibited.—

(1) An insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state may not refuse to issue and deliver in this state any policy of disability insurance, whether such policy is defined as individual, group, blanket, franchise, industrial, or otherwise, which is currently being issued for delivery in this state and which affords benefits and coverage for any medical treatment or service authorized and permitted to be furnished by a hospital, clinic, health clinic, neighborhood health clinic, health maintenance organization, physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or medical service facility or personnel solely because the person to be insured has the sickle-cell trait.

(2) No disability insurance policy issued or 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; s. 27, ch. 2020-9.

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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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; or 5. Section 626.9707;.... Further, the statute provided a civil

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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283. (b) By the commission

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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283. (b) By the commission

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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; or 5. Section 626.9707; or (b) By the commission of any of the following

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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283. (b) By the commission

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 626.9705; 4. Section 626.9706; 5. Section 626.9707; or 6. Section 627.7283. [6] Section 624

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

9551; Section 626.9705; Section 626.9706; Section 626.9707." Had the Florida legislature wished to include