Florida Statute 627.611 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.611 Claim forms.—The contract shall include the following provision:

“Claim Forms: When the insurer receives the notice of claim, it will send the claimant forms for filing proof of loss. If these forms are not given to the claimant within 15 days, the claimant may meet the proof of loss requirements by giving the insurer a written statement of the nature and extent of the loss within the time limit stated in the ‘Proof of Loss’ provision.”

History.—s. 554, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 460, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. Percefull, 638 So. 2d 1026 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1994 WL 275835

...l with claim forms and held that failure to provide the claim forms constituted the insurance company's waiver of its right to object to coverage of the New Medico and Bridge bills. The language requiring the furnishing of claim forms is required by section 627.611, Florida Statutes (1991)....

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United Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Sanctuary Surgical Centre, Inc., 5 F. Supp. 3d 1350 (S.D. Fla. 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28824, 2014 WL 888644

...health plans, the cited Florida statute governing recoupment of overpay-ments (non-fraud and fraud related) made pursuant to individual health policies is facially inapplicable. Therefore, the court shall deny the motion to dismiss all claims under § 627.611(6)(b), without prejudice for defendant to reassert this issue at a later stage in the proceedings in connection with any individual health insurance policy governed by Subpart VI of Chapter 627, Florida Statutes which it contends is involved in this action....

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