Florida Statute 627.0613 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.0613 Consumer advocate.—The Chief Financial Officer must appoint a consumer advocate who must represent the general public of the state before the department and the office. The consumer advocate must report directly to the Chief Financial Officer, but is not otherwise under the authority of the department or of any employee of the department. The consumer advocate has such powers as are necessary to carry out the duties of the office of consumer advocate, including, but not limited to, the powers to:

(1) Recommend to the department or office, by petition, the commencement of any proceeding or action; appear in any proceeding or action before the department or office; or appear in any proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings relating to subject matter under the jurisdiction of the department or office.

(2) Have access to and use of all files, records, and data of the department or office.

(3) Examine rate and form filings submitted to the office, hire consultants as necessary to aid in the review process, and recommend to the department or office any position deemed by the consumer advocate to be in the public interest.

(4) Prepare an annual budget for presentation to the Legislature by the department, which budget must be adequate to carry out the duties of the office of consumer advocate.

History.—s. 18, ch. 92-318; s. 1063, ch. 2003-261; s. 8, ch. 2006-12; s. 17, ch. 2007-1; s. 8, ch. 2007-90; s. 24, ch. 2008-66; s. 11, ch. 2011-39.

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William M. Shaw v. Connecticut Gen. Life, 353 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2003).

Cited 84 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 31 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2419, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 25860, 2003 WL 22976664

premium benefits in violation of Florida Statute § 627.613, which governs the timely payment of insurance

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Found. Health v. WESTSIDE EKG ASSOC., 944 So. 2d 188 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 23 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

violations of section 641.3155 as well as section 627.613, Florida Statutes (2001), in the other two

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Schuster v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., Inc., 843 So. 2d 909 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 354932

Clearly, both the insurance contract and section 627.613, Florida Statutes, require the insurer to pay

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Madison v. Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co., 648 So. 2d 1226 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 15522

1987). Third, assuming without deciding, that section 627.613(2), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1990), was applicable

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Lane v. Provident Life & Accident Ins., 178 F. Supp. 2d 1281 (S.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21558, 2001 WL 1669380

the claim, in contravention of Florida Statute § 627.613 (1997) and Florida case law. I. Timeliness of

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State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 789 So. 2d 504 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9717, 2001 WL 788357

2000). In Heidenfeldt, the court held that section 627.613, Florida Statutes (1997), which is substantially

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Pioneer Life Ins. Co. v. Heidenfeldt, 773 So. 2d 75 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 303, 2000 WL 35809

to comply with the notice requirements of section 627.613(2), Florida Statutes (1997). We agree and reverse

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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. v. Ming, 579 So. 2d 771 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3957, 1991 WL 66666

non-participating/non-contracting health care provider. . Section 627.613, Florida Statutes, effective June 14, 1990

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