Florida Statute 624.05 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 624
INSURANCE CODE: ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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624.05 “Department,” “commission,” and “office” defined.—As used in the Insurance Code:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Financial Services. The term does not mean the Financial Services Commission or any office of the Financial Services Commission.

(2) “Commission” means the Financial Services Commission.

(3) “Office” means the Office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission.

History.—s. 5, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 262, ch. 71-377; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 15, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 751, ch. 2003-261.

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Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 185 So. 3d 1214 (Fla. 2016).

Cited 13 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 62, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 394, 2016 WL 743258

...As a condition precedent to filing a civil action under section 624.155, “the [Florida Department of Financial Services] and the authorized insurer must have been given 60 days’ written notice of the violation.” § 624:155(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2007); see also § 624.05(1), Fla.' Stat: -(2007): This notice is commonly referred to as the “civil remedy- notice.” The statute further provides that “[n]o action shall-lie if, within 60 days after filing notice, the damages are paid or the circumstances giving rise to the violation are corrected:” § 624.155(3)(d), Fla....

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Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp. v. Trapeo, 136 So. 3d 670 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 340670, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1180

...The circuit court does not have authority over the neutral evaluation process. The Department does. Chapter 627 is part of Florida’s Insurance Code. § 624.01, Fla. Stat. (2009). And as used in the code, “department” means the Department of Financial Services. § 624.05(1)....

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John H. Jervis & Linda Jervis v. Jose Castaneda & Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 243 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...We described this mandatory notice requirement in Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Douglas, 627 So. 2d 102, 103 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993): [P]ursuant to [section 627.727], to limit coverage validly, the insurer must first satisfy the statutorily mandated 3See § 624.05(3), Fla....

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