627.848
Cancellation of insurance contract upon default.
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627.848 Cancellation of insurance contract upon default.—
(1) When a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney or other authority enabling the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract listed in the agreement, the insurance contract shall not be canceled unless cancellation is in accordance with the following provisions:
(a)1. Not less than 10 days’ written notice shall be mailed to each insured shown on the premium finance agreement of the intent of the premium finance company to cancel her or his insurance contract unless the defaulted installment payment is received within 10 days.
2. After expiration of such period, the premium finance company shall mail to the insurer a request for cancellation, specifying the effective date of cancellation and the unpaid premium balance due under the finance contract, and shall mail a copy thereof to the insured at her or his last known address as shown on the premium finance agreement.
(b) Every notice of cancellation shall include, in type or print of which its face shall not be smaller than 12 points, a statement that, if the insurance contract or contracts provide motor vehicle liability insurance required by the financial responsibility law, proof of financial responsibility is required to be maintained continuously for a period of 3 years, pursuant to chapter 324, and the operation of a vehicle without such financial responsibility is unlawful.
(c) Upon receipt of a copy of the cancellation notice by the insurer or insurers, the insurance contract shall be canceled as of the date specified in the cancellation notice with the same force and effect as if the notice of cancellation had been submitted by the insured herself or himself, whether or not the premium finance company has complied with the notice requirement of this subsection, without requiring any further notice to the insured or the return of the insurance contract.
(d) All statutory, regulatory, and contractual restrictions providing that the insured may not cancel her or his insurance contract unless she or he or the insurer first satisfies such restrictions by giving a prescribed notice to a governmental agency, the insurance carrier, a mortgagee, an individual, or a person designated to receive such notice for such governmental agency, insurance carrier, or individual shall apply when cancellation is effected under the provisions of this section. The insurer, in accordance with such prescribed notice when it is required to give such notice in behalf of itself or the insured, shall give notice to such governmental agency, person, mortgagee, or individual; and it shall determine and calculate the effective date of cancellation from the day it receives the copy of the notice of cancellation from the premium finance company.
(e) Whenever a financed insurance contract is canceled, the insurer shall, within 30 days of the cancellation date, return the unpaid balance due under the finance contract, up to the gross amount available upon the cancellation of the policy, to the premium finance company and any remaining unearned premium to the agent or the insured, or both, for the benefit of the insured or insureds. The insurer shall, within 30 days of the cancellation date, notify the insured and the agent of the amount of unearned premium returned to the premium finance company and the amount of unearned commission held by the agent. The premium finance company shall, within 15 days after the account has been overpaid, either refund to the insured for the insured’s benefit any refund due on his or her account or, if the refund is sent or credited to the agent, return or credit to the agent the amount of the overpayment and notify the insured of the refunded amount. Within 15 days of receipt of notification from the premium finance company, the agent shall return such amount including any unearned commission to the insured or with the written approval of the insured apply such amount to the purchase of other insurance products regulated by the office. The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this subsection.
(f) If an insurance contract is canceled by an insurer upon the receipt of a copy of the cancellation notice from a premium finance company, and if such premium finance company has failed to provide the notice required by this subsection, the insured shall have a cause of action against the premium finance company for damages caused by such failure to provide notice.
(2) Any court of this state rendering or affirming a judgment or decree against a premium finance company and in favor of any named or omnibus insured or beneficiary arising out of a wrongful or improper cancellation of an insurance policy by such premium finance company shall award reasonable attorney’s fees to the insured or beneficiary.
(3) The commission shall adopt a standard cancellation notice for use by premium finance companies in canceling insurance policies. The commission shall specify the color of the notice so as to promote usability and standardization.
History.—s. 1, ch. 63-16; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, 6, ch. 80-363; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 611, 612, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 23, ch. 83-288; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 22, ch. 93-410; s. 11, ch. 96-377; s. 1739, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 97-204; s. 35, ch. 99-3; s. 17, ch. 2000-370; s. 1224, ch. 2003-261; s. 17, ch. 2004-370; s. 162, ch. 2004-390.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2024 · leading case: Cooke v. Insurance Co. of North America
Cooke v. Insurance Co. of North America (1992)
“The primary issue in this case is whether INAC’s notice of intent to cancel Cooke’s insurance policies complied with the premium finance cancellation statute, section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987), and if not, whether such noncompliance precluded INA from validly cancelling…”
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
Insurance Company of North America v. Cooke (1993)
“INA maintained that the policies had been cancelled prior to the November 26, 1988, loss at the request of INAC in accordance with section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987).”
Bamboo Garden of Orlando, Inc. v. Oak Brook Property & Casualty Co. (2000)
“Oak Brook argues that under the plain language of section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995), upon its receipt of the cancellation notice from PAC, Oak Brook’s sole duty was to cancel the policy, i.”
QBE Insurance Corp. v. Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n (2012)
“In Prida, the Third District did not void the notice of cancellation of an automobile liability insurance policy for failure to fully comply with the requirements of section 627.848(3), Florida Statutes (1993).”
Martin v. Ritcheson (1975)
“" (Emphasis added) It will be noted that F.S. § 627.848, by its very terms, is applicable only "when a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney or other authority enabling the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract or contracts listed in the…”
Prida v. Transamerica Insurance Finance Corp. (1995)
“§ 627.848, Fla.Stat. (1993). The language in question is required to be on the notice of cancellation only.”
Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n v. QBE Insurance (2007)
“In Prida, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld per curiam a trial court’s finding that a statute’s font size requirement was merely permissive, and that a violation of it did not require voiding the provision.”
Southern Group Indem., Inc. v. Cullen (2002)
“Cancellation of a policy by a premium finance company is addressed by section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995).”
Kathleen Miller v. Scottsdale Insurance Company (2005)
“PER CURIAM: This diversity action presents an obscure but important question of Florida insurance law, namely, whether § 627.848, Fla. Stat. (2002), which governs insurance policy cancellations by premium finance companies, contemplates separate dates of cancellation for…”
Tate v. Hamilton Ins. Co. (1985)
“728(3)(c), Florida Statutes (1983), provides that the requirement of notice by the insurer to the insured does not apply in cases where the premium has been financed and the premium finance company has complied with the notice provisions of section 627.848. In turn, section…”
Bankers Ins. Co. v. Pannunzio (1989)
“The trial court held that the cancellation of insurance coverage by Bankers was invalid for failure to strictly comply with section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1981), dealing with cancellation of an insurance policy by a finance company for failure of an insured to make financing…”
— 627.848(1) — 7 cases
Cooke v. Insurance Co. of North America (1992)
“The primary issue in this case is whether INAC’s notice of intent to cancel Cooke’s insurance policies complied with the premium finance cancellation statute, section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987), and if not, whether such noncompliance precluded INA from validly cancelling…”
Insurance Company of North America v. Cooke (1993)
“INA maintained that the policies had been cancelled prior to the November 26, 1988, loss at the request of INAC in accordance with section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987).”
Bamboo Garden of Orlando, Inc. v. Oak Brook Property & Casualty Co. (2000)
“Oak Brook argues that under the plain language of section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995), upon its receipt of the cancellation notice from PAC, Oak Brook’s sole duty was to cancel the policy, i.”
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
Prida v. Transamerica Insurance Finance Corp. (1995)
“§ 627.848, Fla.Stat. (1993). The language in question is required to be on the notice of cancellation only.”
— 627.848(1)(a)(1) — 2 cases
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
— 627.848(1)(a)(d) — 1 case
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
— 627.848(1)(b) — 1 case
Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n v. QBE Insurance (2007)
“In Prida, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld per curiam a trial court’s finding that a statute’s font size requirement was merely permissive, and that a violation of it did not require voiding the provision.”
— 627.848(1)(c) — 2 cases
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
Southern Group Indem., Inc. v. Cullen (2002)
“Cancellation of a policy by a premium finance company is addressed by section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995).”
— 627.848(1)(d) — 2 cases
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
Southern Group Indem., Inc. v. Cullen (2002)
“Cancellation of a policy by a premium finance company is addressed by section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995).”
— 627.848(1)(e) — 1 case
Smith v. Foremost Ins. Co. (2004)
— 627.848(1)(f) — 2 cases
— 627.848(2) — 3 cases
Insurance Company of North America v. Cooke (1993)
“INA maintained that the policies had been cancelled prior to the November 26, 1988, loss at the request of INAC in accordance with section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987).”
Martin v. Ritcheson (1975)
“" (Emphasis added) It will be noted that F.S. § 627.848, by its very terms, is applicable only "when a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney or other authority enabling the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract or contracts listed in the…”
Cooke v. Insurance Co. of North America (1992)
“The primary issue in this case is whether INAC’s notice of intent to cancel Cooke’s insurance policies complied with the premium finance cancellation statute, section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987), and if not, whether such noncompliance precluded INA from validly cancelling…”
— 627.848(3) — 4 cases
QBE Insurance Corp. v. Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n (2012)
“In Prida, the Third District did not void the notice of cancellation of an automobile liability insurance policy for failure to fully comply with the requirements of section 627.848(3), Florida Statutes (1993).”
Prida v. Transamerica Insurance Finance Corp. (1995)
“§ 627.848, Fla.Stat. (1993). The language in question is required to be on the notice of cancellation only.”
Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Ass'n v. QBE Insurance (2007)
“In Prida, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld per curiam a trial court’s finding that a statute’s font size requirement was merely permissive, and that a violation of it did not require voiding the provision.”
— 627.848(4) — 3 cases
Cooke v. Insurance Co. of North America (1992)
“The primary issue in this case is whether INAC’s notice of intent to cancel Cooke’s insurance policies complied with the premium finance cancellation statute, section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1987), and if not, whether such noncompliance precluded INA from validly cancelling…”
Bamboo Garden of Orlando, Inc. v. Oak Brook Property & Casualty Co. (2000)
“Oak Brook argues that under the plain language of section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995), upon its receipt of the cancellation notice from PAC, Oak Brook’s sole duty was to cancel the policy, i.”
Hamilton Insurance v. Tate (1984)
— 627.848(5) — 2 cases
Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. (2006)
“For the reasons explained below, we hold that section 627.848, Florida Statutes (2002), provides for a single date of cancellation.”
— 627.848(6) — 1 case
— 627.848(e) — 1 case
— 627.848(l)(c) — 2 cases
Bamboo Garden of Orlando, Inc. v. Oak Brook Property & Casualty Co. (2000)
“Oak Brook argues that under the plain language of section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995), upon its receipt of the cancellation notice from PAC, Oak Brook’s sole duty was to cancel the policy, i.”
— 627.848(l)(d) — 1 case
— 627.848(l)(e) — 1 case
Bamboo Garden of Orlando, Inc. v. Oak Brook Property & Casualty Co. (2000)
“Oak Brook argues that under the plain language of section 627.848, Florida Statutes (1995), upon its receipt of the cancellation notice from PAC, Oak Brook’s sole duty was to cancel the policy, i.”
— 627.848(l)(f) — 1 case
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