Florida Statute 627.425 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.425 Forms for proof of loss to be furnished.—An insurer shall furnish, upon written request of any person claiming to have a loss under an insurance contract issued by such insurer, forms of proof of loss for completion by such person, but such insurer shall not, by reason of the requirement so to furnish forms, have any responsibility for or with reference to the completion of such proof or the manner of any such completion or attempted completion.

History.—s. 474, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 377, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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George Souran, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, George Souran, Individually v. Travelers Ins. Co., George Souran, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Linda Rebstock Von Bergen, & George Souran, Individually, R. Ronald Fraley, Peter J. Kelly, Richard M. Zabak, Daniel P. Mitchell v. Travelers Ins. Co., 982 F.2d 1497 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 74 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 24 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1339, 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 999

...64 A Florida statute required Travelers to send the claim forms. The statute provides that "[a]n insurer shall furnish, upon written request of any person claiming to have a loss under an insurance contract issued by such insurer, forms of proof of loss for completion by such person...." Fla.Stat.Ann. § 627.425 (West 1984)....

...73 The majority opinion dispenses with the duty question by observing that "[e]ven if Travelers had no duty to respond, since it did respond, it incurred a duty to exercise due care." Maj. Op., supra p. 1506. This overlooks the fact that Fla.Stat.Ann. § 627.425 required Travelers to send the claim forms....

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Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. Bailey Ex Rel. Bailey, 944 So. 2d 1028 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1667352

...Bailey's claim did not trigger a duty to investigate by Liberty. On its face, her initial claim demonstrated that Ms. Bailey was not entitled to premium waivers. Furthermore, Liberty had no statutory obligation to investigate the facially insufficient claim. See § 627.425; cf....

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Souran v. Travelers Ins., 982 F.2d 1497 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 WL 12675

completion by such person____” Fla.Stat. Ann. § 627.425 (West 1984). Significantly, Florida does not require

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FIT Aviation, Inc. v. Gleason, 510 So. 2d 1217 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1994, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9900

...A settlement agreement is a contract between the parties. Weinburg v. Lozman, 364 So.2d 841 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978). Here, the appellants concede that there was a contract effective March 10, 1986, and thus Gleason was entitled to payment plus interest from that date. The appellants also contend that section 627.425 does not apply to them because they are not insurors....

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