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Florida Statute 817.47 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 817.47 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 817.47 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
817.47 Insurance advertising exempt.Nothing in ss. 817.40, 817.41, 817.43-817.45, and 817.47 shall be deemed to apply to advertising in connection with sales of insurance which are regulated under the insurance laws of this state.
History.s. 9, ch. 59-301; s. 74, ch. 95-211.

Cases Citing F.S. 817.47

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·Sreenivasan Asokan, Chakravarthy Raghavan, Nanni Pidikiti, Rakesh Parekh, Ram Reddy, Madhubala Reddy, Rodger Lodge, Anuradha Asokan, Indep. Anesthesia Servs., P.A. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 302 F. Supp. 3d 1303 (M.D. Fla. 2017).

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...54, ¶ 118). Florida's Misleading Advertising Law makes it unlawful "to make or disseminate or cause to be made or disseminated before the general public of the state, or any portion thereof, any misleading advertisement." Fla. Stat. § 817.41 . However, § 817.47 provides an exemption "for advertising in connection with sales of insurance which are regulated under the insurance laws of the state." American General seeks summary judgment as to Count III, claiming that its actions are exempt pursuant to § 817.47....
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