Florida Statute 627.616 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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F.S. 627.616

627.616 Legal actions.—The contract shall include the following provision:

“Legal Actions: No legal action may be brought to recover on this policy within 60 days after written proof of loss has been given as required by this policy. No such action may be brought after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations from the time written proof of loss is required to be given.”

History.—s. 559, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 465, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.616

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.616.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 627.616

Total Results: 4

Martinez v. Central National Life Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-04-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 505 So. 2d 693

Snippet: 248 So.2d 522 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971); *694section 627.616, Florida Statutes (1983); section 59.041, Florida

Hall v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-08-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 454 So. 2d 711, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1802, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14499

Snippet: she was denied access to court in that Section 627.616, Florida Statutes, provides that legal actions …for access to courts than is required by section 627.616. We agree with appellee’s response that section

Willis v. Gulf Life Insurance

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-05-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 371 So. 2d 223

Snippet: that Section 627.616, Florida Statutes (1977), barred appellant’s claim. Section 627.616, the language…a part of the insurance policy, provides that “627.616 Legal actions. There shall be a provision as follows

Guarantee Trust Life Insurance v. Fundora

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1977-03-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 343 So. 2d 71

Snippet: following provision of the policy tracks Section 627.616, Florida Statutes (1975): “10. No action at law…shorter period of limitation arises from Section 627.616, Florida Statutes (1975), which applies only to…delivered to a person. That statute is as follows: “627.616 Legal actions. — There shall be a provision as …implication given the same benefit conferred by Section 627.616, Florida Statutes (1975), upon policies of individual