Florida Statute 627.191 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.191 Adherence to filings; workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurances.—No insurer or employee thereof, and no agent, shall make or issue a contract or policy of workers’ compensation or employer’s liability insurance except in accordance with the filings which are in effect for such insurer, as provided in the applicable provisions of this part, or in accordance with s. 627.171.

History.—s. 429, ch. 59-205; s. 11, ch. 67-9; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 102, ch. 79-40; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 357, 806, ch. 82-243; s. 49, ch. 82-386; ss. 9, 10, ch. 87-124; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cont'l Cas. Co. v. First Fin. Emp. Leasing, Inc., 716 F. Supp. 2d 1176 (M.D. Fla. 2010).

Cited 8 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55642

...NCCI has filed on behalf of its member carriers the Florida rates and rules contained in its Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance (the "NCCI Manual"). See Dkt. 110 at 4. Generally, an insurer may not issue a contract of insurance except in accordance with its filings, see Fla. Stat. § 627.191, and must "adhere to the filings made on its behalf" by NCCI, Fla....

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Bristol Hotel Mgmt. Corp. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 20 F. Supp. 2d 1345 (S.D. Fla. 1998).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16583, 1998 WL 663354

...iminatory rates must be disapproved by the Department, see § 627.062. No insurer may issue a workers' compensation insurance policy unless it is in accordance with the rate filings in effect for such insurer or qualifies for certain exceptions, see § 627.191, and providing false or misleading information to the Department, any rating organization, or any insurer is prohibited, see § 627.361....

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Phoenix Ins. v. Glens Falls Ins., 253 F. Supp. 1015 (M.D. Fla. 1966).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1966 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8084

...It was agreed by the parties that the trailer which was being pulled at the time of the accident was not one of the excluded types, but was in fact a trailer used in connection with a farm truck for the hauling of horses — it was actually hauling four horses at the time of the accident. Section 627.191, Florida Statutes, F.S....

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 627 in the context of insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.