Florida Statute 627.627 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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627.627 Conformity with statutes.—The contract may include the following provision:

“Conformity with State Statutes: Any provision of this policy which, on its effective date, is in conflict with the statutes of the state in which the insured resides on such date is hereby amended to conform to the minimum requirements of such statutes.”

History.—s. 570, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 477, 497, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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Mary Bottini v. GEICO, 859 F.3d 987 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 2589986, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 10636

...§ 624.155(3)(b)(1)–(5). 11 Case: 15-12266 Date Filed: 06/15/2017 Page: 12 of 20 with litigation. Fridman, 185 So. 3d at 1221. The legislature rebuked the McLeod interpretation, enacting § 627.627(10), which reads as follows: The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s....

...sonable attorney’s fees and costs, and any damages caused by a violation of a law of this state. The total amount of the claimant’s damages is recoverable whether caused by an insurer or by a third-party tortfeasor. Fla. Stat. § 627.627(10) (emphasis added)....

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