Florida Statute 627.7016 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.7016 Insurer contracts with building contractors.—An insurer who offers residential coverage, as defined in s. 627.4025, may contract with a building contractor skilled in techniques that mitigate hurricane damage. Insurers may offer policyholders the option to select the services of such building contractors to repair damage covered by the insurance policy. The insurer must guarantee the building contractor’s work and may offer the policyholder any other terms, conditions, or benefits. The insurance company is not liable for the actions of the building contractor.

History.—s. 15, ch. 96-194.

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Cases Citing Statute 627.7016

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Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Devon Neighborhood Ass'n, 67 So. 3d 187 (Fla. 2011).

Cited 48 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 311, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1526, 2011 WL 2566399

...ments would be constitutional. See Old Port Cove , 986 So.2d at 1284. CONCLUSION This Court's precedents both before and after the Fourth District's decision require the court to engage in a two-pronged inquiry to determine if the 2005 amendments to section 627.7016 are to be applied retroactively....

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Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Bernard, 140 So. 3d 1023 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 1921745, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7160

...See 67 So.3d at 190 . And, having done so, FIGA was deemed to be the insurer to the extent of the covered claims and it could take advantage of the insurer’s rights and defenses under the policy. Indeed, it is noteworthy that the statute at issue in that case — section 627.7016, Florida Statutes — impacted FIGA’s rights under the policy, not its obligations or duties under the FIGA Act....

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