Florida Statute 627.427 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.427 Payment of judgment by insurer; penalty for failure.—

(1) Every judgment or decree for the recovery of money entered in any of the courts of this state against any authorized insurer shall be fully satisfied within 60 days from and after the entry thereof or, in the case of an appeal from such judgment or decree, within 60 days from and after the affirmance of the same by the appellate court.

(2) If the judgment or decree is not satisfied as required under subsection (1), and proof of such failure to satisfy is made by filing with the office a certified transcript of the docket of the judgment or decree together with a certificate by the clerk of the court wherein the judgment or decree was entered that the judgment or decree remains unsatisfied, in whole or in part, after the time aforesaid, the office shall forthwith revoke the insurer’s certificate of authority. The office shall not issue to such insurer any new certificate of authority until the judgment or decree is wholly paid and satisfied and proof thereof filed with the office under the official certificate of the clerk of the court wherein the judgment was recovered, showing that the same is satisfied of record, and until the expenses and fees incurred in the case are also paid by the insurer.

History.—s. 476, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 375(2nd), 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 1124, ch. 2003-261.

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Pepper's Steel & Alloys, Inc. v. United States

850 So. 2d 462, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 455, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1052, 2003 WL 21354869

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 2003 | Docket: 2514046

Cited 26 times | Published

District concluded that a different statutesection 627.427(2), Florida Statutes (1979)did not authorize

Lee v. Government Employees Insurance Co.

388 So. 2d 346, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17673

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1980 | Docket: 64578187

Published

had to resort to the procedures set forth in § 627.427(2), Florida Statutes, to collect a judgment against

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