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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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F.S. 627.021
627.021 Scope of this part.
(1) This part of this chapter applies only to property, casualty, and surety insurances on subjects of insurance resident, located, or to be performed in this state.
(2) This part does not apply to:
(a) Reinsurance, except joint reinsurance as provided in s. 627.311.
(b) Insurance against loss of or damage to aircraft, their hulls, accessories, or equipment, or against liability, other than workers’ compensation and employer’s liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of aircraft.
(c) Insurance of vessels or craft, their cargoes, marine builders’ risks, marine protection and indemnity, or other risks commonly insured under marine insurance policies.
(d) Commercial inland marine insurance.
(e) Surplus lines insurance placed under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937.
(3) For the purposes of this part, all motor vehicle insurance shall be deemed to be casualty insurance only.
(4) This part does not apply to health insurance.
History.s. 413, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 92, ch. 79-40; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 337, 357, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; ss. 49, 79, ch. 82-386; s. 2, ch. 88-166; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1, ch. 98-173; s. 147, ch. 2020-2.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 627.021

Total Results: 9

Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2008 | Docket: 2518508

Cited 15 times | Published

in insurance-broker cases. A. The Scope of Section 627.021 A number of the issues presented in the Zota

Steelmet, Inc. v. Caribe Towing Corp.

779 F.2d 1485

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 13, 1986 | Docket: 66212241

Cited 13 times | Published

embrace maritime insurance in view of Fla.Stat.Ann. § 627.021(2)4, producing a result that maritime insurers

Nat. Corporacion Venezolana, Sa v. M/V Manaure V

511 So. 2d 968, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 334, 1988 A.M.C. 40, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2141

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 1987 | Docket: 1338476

Cited 6 times | Published

of the marine insurance exclusion found in section 627.021(2), Florida Statutes (1983), the court certified

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

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2013 | Docket: 60235583

Cited 2 times | Published

2d 1036 (Fla.2008). The court opined that section 627.021(2)(e), Florida Statutes (2003), which stated

Vision I Homeowners Ass'n v. Aspen Specialty Insurance

643 F. Supp. 2d 1356, 2009 WL 2482162, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75319

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 2009 | Docket: 2474995

Cited 2 times | Published

the provision does not apply. Specifically, Section 627.021(2)(e) states that "[t]his chapter does not

National Corporacion Venezolana, S.A. v. M/v Manaure V, Etc., Seguros Orinoco, C.A. And the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd.

791 F.2d 137

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 16, 1986 | Docket: 800250

Cited 2 times | Published

marine insurers. Compare Fla.Stat.Ann. § 627.-021(2)(c) (“This chapter does not apply to ... [ijnsurance

Essex Insurance v. Zota

607 F. Supp. 2d 1340, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29108, 2009 WL 959917

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 2009 | Docket: 2281562

Cited 1 times | Published

held that-under a full statutory analysis-section 627.021(2)[3] applies exclusively to part I of chapter

Sharp General Contractors, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Insurance

604 F. Supp. 2d 1360, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28149, 2009 WL 801607

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 2009 | Docket: 2294070

Cited 1 times | Published

held that under a full statutory analysis, section 627.021(2) applies only to Part I of Chapter 627. Essex

Essex Ins. Co. v. Mercedes Zota

466 F.3d 981, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 25255, 2006 WL 2847811

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 6, 2006 | Docket: 398817

Cited 1 times | Published

language of Fla. Stat. § 627.021, none of Chapter 627 applies to them. Section 627.021 is found in Part I