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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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F.S. 627.402
627.402 Definitions.As used in this part, the term:
(1) “Grandfathered health plan” has the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. s. 18011, subject to the conditions for maintaining status as a grandfathered health plan specified in regulations adopted by the federal Department of Health and Human Services in 45 C.F.R. s. 147.140.
(2) “Nongrandfathered health plan” is a health insurance policy or health maintenance organization contract that is not a grandfathered health plan and does not provide the benefits or coverages specified under s. 627.6513(1)-(14).
(3) “Policy” means a written contract of insurance or written agreement for or effecting insurance, or the certificate thereof, by whatever name called, and includes all clauses, riders, endorsements, and papers that are a part thereof. The term “certificate” as used in this subsection does not include certificates as to group life or health insurance or as to group annuities issued to individual insureds.
(4) “PPACA” means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, and regulations adopted pursuant to those acts.
History.s. 451, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 359, 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 28, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 14, ch. 2013-101; s. 6, ch. 2016-194.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 627.402

Total Results: 11

Aperm of Fla., Inc. v. Trans-Coastal Maint. Co.

505 So. 2d 459

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 11, 1987 | Docket: 1500506

Cited 9 times | Published

delivered in Florida because the legislature, in section 627.402, Florida Statutes, defines policy as either

Blue Cross of Florida, Inc. v. Turner

363 So. 2d 133, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 16753

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 1978 | Docket: 1513656

Cited 7 times | Published

constitutes a "policy" within the meaning of § 627.402. That section provides: "627.402 Policy defined

Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Sievert

361 So. 2d 747, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 16479

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 1978 | Docket: 1288578

Cited 7 times | Published

Appellee also contends that we overlooked Section 627.402 Florida Statutes (1977) in finding that the

Allstate Life Insurance Co. v. Weldon

213 So. 2d 15

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 23, 1968 | Docket: 763203

Cited 7 times | Published

designate beneficiaries; and that according to § 627.0402(4), Fla. Stat., F.S.A., the proceeds of group

East Coast Ins. Co. v. Cooper

415 So. 2d 1323

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 1982 | Docket: 1512872

Cited 6 times | Published

decision is supported by a plain reading of section 627.402, Florida Statutes (1977) which defines "policy":

Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. v. Abernathy

93 So. 3d 352, 2012 WL 1883116, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 8278

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 24, 2012 | Docket: 60310552

Cited 4 times | Published

policy, based on the definition of “policy” in section 627.402, Florida Statutes (2006), and that there was

Albury v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of US

409 So. 2d 235

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1982 | Docket: 2536896

Cited 3 times | Published

Section 627.428(1). Further, it is evident under Section 627.402(2) that delivery of a certificate is also insufficient

HIGH DEFINITION MOBILE MRI, INC. a/a/o LOUIMA SUSETTE v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 2, 2021 | Docket: 59954656

Published

Endorsement Become Part of the Policy? Section 627.402(1), Florida Statutes (2012), defines a “policy”

Mathason v. American National Life Insurance Co. of Texas

855 So. 2d 261, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 14811, 2003 WL 22240354

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 2003 | Docket: 64825262

Published

except as otherwise provided in this code.” Section 627.402 provides the following definitions: (1) “Policy”

Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Okun

485 So. 2d 897, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 777, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7094

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 1986 | Docket: 64618298

Published

ANSTEAD, J., concurs specially with opinion. . Section 627.402(1) and (2), Florida Statutes (1979), which

Saviak v. Gunter

379 So. 2d 450, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 15775

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 5, 1980 | Docket: 64574124

Published

least until the expiration date thereof.” Section 627.402, Florida Statutes (1977), referred to, reads