Florida Statute 642.015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 642
LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE

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642.015 Definitions.—As used in ss. 642.011-642.049, the term:

(1) “Gross written premiums” means the total amount of premiums paid by the consumer for the entire period of the legal expense insurance contract, including commissions.

(2) “Insurer” means any person authorized to conduct a life or casualty insurance business in this state or a legal expense insurance corporation authorized under ss. 642.011-642.049.

(3) “Legal expense insurance” means a contractual obligation to provide specific legal services, or to reimburse for specific legal expenses, in consideration of a specified payment for an interval of time, regardless of whether the payment is made by the beneficiaries individually or by a third person for them, but does not include the provision of, or reimbursement for, legal services incidental to other insurance coverages.

History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 1, 20, 21, ch. 83-278; ss. 1, 6, 7, ch. 93-147; s. 1634, ch. 2003-261.

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And JUSTICE FOR ALL, INC. v. Department of Ins.

799 So. 2d 1076, 2001 WL 1131930

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 26, 2001 | Docket: 1278247

Cited 2 times | Published

insurance without being properly licensed. Section 642.015(5) provides that "legal expense insurance"

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