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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F.S. 627.7016

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 Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Devon Neighborhood Ass'n

67 So. 3d 187, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 311, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1526, 2011 WL 2566399

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 2011 | Docket: 434989

Cited 48 times | Published

inquiry to determine if the 2005 amendments to section 627.7016 are to be applied retroactively. Thus, the

Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. Bernard

140 So. 3d 1023, 2014 WL 1921745, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7160

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2014 | Docket: 60241342

Cited 6 times | Published

noteworthy that the statute at issue in that case — section 627.7016, Florida Statutes — impacted FIGA’s rights