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Florida Statute 627.461 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS
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F.S. 627.461
627.461 Settlement on proof of death.Every contract shall provide that, when a policy becomes a claim by the death of the insured, settlement shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death and surrender of the policy.
History.s. 488, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 389, 404, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 14, ch. 83-288; s. 114, ch. 92-318.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.461
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.461.



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THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES,, 145 So. 3d 178 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . payable “as established from the records of the insurance company,” the parties also rely on section 627.461 . . . insured, settlement shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death and surrender of the policy. § 627.461 . . . the insurer receives proof of the insured’s death and surrender of the policy, as provided in section 627.461 . . . Section 627.461 states that payment “shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death and surrender of . . . the time the insurer receives proof of death and surrender of the policy as contemplated by section 627.461 . . .

GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, v. GREENE,, 678 So. 2d 385 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . occasions, then sought formal claim documents so that it could settle the policy pursuant to section 627.461 . . .