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Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 (2025)

Disclosure of certain information required.

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627.4137 Disclosure of certain information required.—

(1) Each insurer which does or may provide liability insurance coverage to pay all or a portion of any claim which might be made shall provide, within 30 days of the written request of the claimant, a statement, under oath, of a corporate officer or the insurer’s claims manager or superintendent setting forth the following information with regard to each known policy of insurance, including excess or umbrella insurance:

(a) The name of the insurer.

(b) The name of each insured.

(d) A statement of any policy or coverage defense which such insurer reasonably believes is available to such insurer at the time of filing such statement.

(e) A copy of the policy.

In addition, the insured, or her or his insurance agent, upon written request of the claimant or the claimant’s attorney, shall disclose the name and coverage of each known insurer to the claimant and shall forward such request for information as required by this subsection to all affected insurers. The insurer shall then supply the information required in this subsection to the claimant within 30 days of receipt of such request.

(2) The statement required by subsection (1) shall be amended immediately upon discovery of facts calling for an amendment to such statement.

(3) Any request made to a self-insured corporation pursuant to this section shall be sent by certified mail to the registered agent of the disclosing entity.

History.—ss. 543, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 22, ch. 83-288; ss. 38, 114, ch. 92-318; s. 327, ch. 97-102; s. 10, ch. 2011-174.

Note.—Former s. 627.7264.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 37 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: Gira v. Wolfe, 115 So. 3d 414 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

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Gira v. Wolfe, 115 So. 3d 414 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). · cites it 21× “In a letter to Moore dated July 14, 2010, Gira’s attorney requested certain information, including “all the statements, documentation, and all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes, in the manner and form as required by…”

Schlosser v. Perez, 832 So. 2d 179 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). · cites it 10× “It is apparent that you have done everything within your power, however, for reasons only you know best, your insured is refusing to provide the statement required under Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes. *182 It has been my experience that when people refuse to do this, it…”

Hanson v. Maxfield, 23 So. 3d 736 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). · cites it 11× “In reviewing the information that I received in response to my request for the policy under F.S. 627.4137, I notice that I was given only the amendatory endorsements for one policy, and not the actual policy itself or a declarations page for it.”

Cheverie v. Geisser, 783 So. 2d 1115 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes, provides: (1) Each insurer which does or may provide liability insurance coverage to pay all or portion of any claim which might be made shall provide, within 30 days of the written request of the claimant, a statement, under oath,…”

Progressive Am. Ins. Co. v. Rural/Metro Corp., 994 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). · cites it 9× “Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes RMA argues that Progressive has a legal duty to furnish the information under section 627.”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. v. St. Godard, 936 So. 2d 5 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). · cites it 6× “NOTES [1] See § 627.4137, Fla. Stat. (2005) (providing that upon written request liability insurer shall furnish to any claimant a statement under oath for each policy of insurance including: (a) name of insurer; (b) name of each insured; (c) limits of liability coverage; (d)…”

Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Osting-Schwinn, 613 F.3d 1079 (11th Cir. 2010). “On May 25, 2005, Osting-Schwinn's attorneys sent a settlement offer to the syndicates, offering to release all claims in exchange for a check for the full policy limits and the information disclosures required by Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 . The syndicates accepted the settlement…”

Knowling v. Manavoglu, 73 So. 3d 301 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011). · cites it 4× “Fisher immediately sent a letter to Allstate, informing the insurer of his representation of Appellant “in a claim for injuries and damages as a result of [the] accident” with Emel Manavoglu, and requesting certain insurance information pursuant to section 627.4137, Florida…”

Dustin C. Brink v. Direct Gen. Ins. Co., 38 F.4th 917 (11th Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 . On August 18, 2008, Direct General sent the insured car owner two letters.”

Porcelli v. OneBeacon Ins. Co., Inc., 635 F. Supp. 2d 1312 (M.D. Fla. 2008). · cites it 4× “” Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 (l)(e) (1993). 4 . OneBeacon did reference the Porcellis' policy number in the subject heading of its letter response to plaintiff's Civil Remedy Notice dated March 22, 2002, thereby indicating that it had knowledge of plaintiffs' policy.”

Cardenas v. Geico Cas. Co., 760 F. Supp. 2d 1305 (M.D. Fla. 2011). · cites it 2× “6 The same day, Jeffrey Luhrsen, an attorney for the claimants, contacted Geico and requested an insurance disclosure in accord with Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes. 7 On May 30, 2006, Geico responded and provided a copy *1307 of the policy.”

Heather R. Eres v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co., 998 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir. 2021). “” 1 In relevant part, Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 requires an insurer, within 30 days of a written request, to provide “(a) The name of the insurer[;] (b) The name of each insured[;] (c) The limits of the liability coverage[;] (d) A statement of any policy or coverage defense which…”

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— 627.4137(1) — 7 cases

Hanson v. Maxfield, 23 So. 3d 736 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). “In reviewing the information that I received in response to my request for the policy under F.S. 627.4137, I notice that I was given only the amendatory endorsements for one policy, and not the actual policy itself or a declarations page for it.”

Gira v. Wolfe, 115 So. 3d 414 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). “In a letter to Moore dated July 14, 2010, Gira’s attorney requested certain information, including “all the statements, documentation, and all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes, in the manner and form as required by…”

Schlosser v. Perez, 832 So. 2d 179 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). “It is apparent that you have done everything within your power, however, for reasons only you know best, your insured is refusing to provide the statement required under Section 627.4137, Florida Statutes. *182 It has been my experience that when people refuse to do this, it…”

Villareal v. Eres, 128 So. 3d 93 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Frisco, Frisco v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co. (Fla. 2d DCA 2025).

— 627.4137(1)(e) — 1 case

Porcelli v. OneBeacon Ins. Co., Inc., 635 F. Supp. 2d 1312 (M.D. Fla. 2008). “” Fla. Stat. § 627.4137 (l)(e) (1993). 4 . OneBeacon did reference the Porcellis' policy number in the subject heading of its letter response to plaintiff's Civil Remedy Notice dated March 22, 2002, thereby indicating that it had knowledge of plaintiffs' policy.”

— 627.4137(l)(e) — 1 case

United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Rousseau, 682 So. 2d 1229 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

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