Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 627.631 (2025)

Third-party ownership.

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627.631 Third-party ownership.The word “insured,” as used in this part, shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from being entitled under such a policy to any indemnities, benefits, and rights provided therein.
History.s. 574, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 481, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1983–1989 · leading case: Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. Lopez, 443 So. 2d 947 (Fla. 1983).
Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. Lopez, 443 So. 2d 947 (Fla. 1983). · cites it 3× “Section 627.631, Florida Statutes (1979), provides: The word "Insured," as used in this chapter, shall not be construed as preventing a person other than the insured with a proper insurable interest from making application for and owning a policy covering the insured or from…”
Brockton v. S. Life & Health Ins. Co., 556 So. 2d 1138 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989). · cites it 2× “It is well established in Florida that the "insurable interest" which is universally regarded as indispensable to the enforceability of an insurance contract, see § 627.631, Fla. Stat. (1987), so as to preclude the existence of a merely betting interest in someone else, see 30…”
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