Florida Statute 627.0613 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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F.S. 627.0613

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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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.0613

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 627.0613

Total Results: 9

Northwoods Sports Medicine & Physical Rehabilitation, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-05

Citation: 137 So. 3d 1049, 2014 WL 837091, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2978

Snippet: PIP statute’s “prompt pay” provisions. See §§ 627.613, and 627.662(7), Fla. Stat. (provision established

Foundation Health v. WESTSIDE EKG ASSOC.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-10-19

Citation: 944 So. 2d 188

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

Simon v. Progressive Exp. Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-05-04

Citation: 904 So. 2d 449, 2005 WL 1026613

Snippet: PIP statute's "prompt pay" provisions. See §§ 627.613, and 627.662(7), Fla. Stat. (provision established

Westside EKG Associates v. Foundation Health

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-05-04

Citation: 932 So. 2d 214, 2005 WL 1026183

Snippet: DCA 1999). [3] See and compare: §§ 641.3155; 627.613; 627.614; 641.3104; 627.060; 641.31; 641.3101;

Schuster v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Fla., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-02-19

Citation: 843 So. 2d 909, 2003 WL 354932

Snippet: statutory interest or the contractual interest on the 627.613." BCBSF continued to insist that the Schusters

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-07-13

Citation: 789 So. 2d 504, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9717, 2001 WL 788357

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

Pioneer Life Ins. Co. v. Heidenfeldt

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-01-19

Citation: 773 So. 2d 75, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 303, 2000 WL 35809

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

Madison v. Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-01-18

Citation: 648 So. 2d 1226, 1995 WL 15522

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

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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-05-02

Citation: 579 So. 2d 771, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3957, 1991 WL 66666

Snippet: contracting health care provider. . Section 627.613, Florida Statutes, effective June 14, 1990, but