(1) Each willful violation of this code or rule of the department, office, or commission as to which a greater penalty is not provided by another provision of this code or rule of the department, office, or commission or by other applicable laws of this state is a misdemeanor of the second degree and is, in addition to any prescribed applicable denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate of authority, license, or permit, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Each instance of such violation shall be considered a separate offense.
(2) Each willful violation of an emergency rule or order of the department, office, or commission by a person who is not licensed, authorized, or eligible to engage in business in accordance with the Florida Insurance Code is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Each instance of such violation is a separate offense. This subsection does not apply to licensees or affiliated parties of licensees.
Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 2048349
...airly discriminatory insurance rates . . . " Section 624.11(1), Florida Statutes Providing that " [n]o person [1] shall transact insurance in this state . . . without complying with the applicable provisions of this code." (emphasis added). Section 624.15(1), Florida Statutes Providing " [e]ach willful violation of this code ....
...ractices harm Allstate's Florida customers and are a continuing violation of Florida's Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act; and Allstate's failure to produce documents violated the insurance code and constituted a willful, ongoing crime pursuant to section 624.15(1), Fla....
...Dep't of Banking & Finance, 584 So.2d 112 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991); Saviak v. Gunter, 375 So.2d 1080 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979). Second, the IFO alleged ongoing criminal activity. The Legislature made failure to cooperate with an OIR investigation a crime. See § 624.15(1), Fla....
Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 1724031
...property insurance claim. 11. A cause of action for bad faith misconduct by an insurance company arises when a carrier intentionally denies, fails to process, or fails to pay a claim on a timely basis without a reasonable basis for such action. See Section 624.15, Fla....
...n insurer’s right to invoke the appraisal provision. To the contrary, the penalty specified in the rule for an insurer’s failure to give the required notice is referral to the Office of Insurance Regulation for administrative action, pursuant to section 624.15, Florida Statutes....
...uch, 4 to be enforced by the Department of Insurance. See §§ 624.307, 624.310, Fla. Stat. (1997). The code also provides a civil remedy for violations of sections 626.9541(1)®,(o), or (x); 626.9551; 626.9705; 626.9706; 626.9707; and 627.7283. See § 624.155, Fla....
...at the court must draw all inferences from those facts in favor of the non-moving party."). . See § 624.01, Fla. Stat. (1997) ("Chapters 624 through 632, 634, 635, 637, 638, 641, 642, 648, and 651 constitute the 'Florida Insurance Code.' ”) . See § 624.15, Fla....
...such person or upon the order of the office, and the failure to
so act by said insurer shall be grounds for revocation or
suspension of the insurer's certificate of authority.
§ 624.404(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2009). Section 624.15, Florida Statutes makes "each willful
violation of this code or rule of the department, office, or commission ....
This Florida statute resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Chapter 624 in the context of insurance disputes and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.
