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Fla. Stat. § 631.53 (2025)
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631.53 Construction.—This part shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes set forth in s. 631.51, which shall constitute an aid and guide to interpretation.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases, 1978–2019 · leading case: Jones v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc., 908 So. 2d 435 (Fla. 2005).
Jones v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc., 908 So. 2d 435 (Fla. 2005). “See § 631.53. The act is designed to protect Florida citizens, not the insurance industry.”
Leandro de la Fuente v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, 202 So. 3d 396 (Fla. 2016). “Although, as Petitioners point out, section 631.53, Florida Statutes, requires that “[t]his part shall be liberally .”
Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc. v. Mendoza & Llanes, 193 So. 3d 940 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “Application of Statutory Process to the Instant Case At the outset, we note that, pursuant to section 631.53, we have an express mandate to construe liberally the statutory scheme governing claims against FIGA so as to promote the purposes articulated in section 631.”
Morrison v. Homewise Preferred Ins. Co., 209 So. 3d 682 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017). “§ 631.53, Fla. Stat. (2011). Those purposes provide aid and guidance to courts when interpreting the FIGA Act’s various provisions.”
McKenzie Tank Lines, Inc. v. Empire Gas Corp., 538 So. 2d 482 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). “We note initially that by express requirement of section 631.53, the FIGA statute is to be "liberally construed" to effect the purposes set forth in section 631.”
Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc. v. Dolan, 355 So. 2d 141 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “55 and § 631.53. The purposes of this statute, as stated in § 631.”
Queen v. Clearwater Elec., Inc., 555 So. 2d 1262 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990). “§ 631.53, Fla. Stat. (1983). It is also a "liberal construction in furtherance of [the statutes'] manifest object.”
Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Petty, 44 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “Section 631.53 provides that the Act is to be liberally construed to effect the purposes stated in section 631.”
Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Petty, 44 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). “Section 631.53 provides that the Act is to be liberally construed to effect the purposes stated in section 631.”
Wimbledon Townhouse Condo. I Ass'n v. Integrity Ins., 34 Fla. Supp. 2d 96 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989). “51, Florida Statutes, which provides that the purpose of the Act is “to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies to avoid excessive delay in payment and to avoid financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency…”
Gonzalez v. Homewise Preferred Ins. Co., 210 So. 3d 260 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). “§ 631.53. When an insurer is declared insolvent, FIGA is “deemed the insurer to the extent of its obligation on the covered claims, and, to such extent, shall have all rights, duties, defenses, and obligations of the insolvent insurer as if the insurer had not become insolvent.”
Phylis Heid v. Florida Ins. Guar. Assoc. (Fla. 2d DCA 2019). “See § 631.53; Jones, 908 So. 2d at 442 . Heid sought attorney's fees under section 631.”
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