The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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F.S. 627.7016

627.7016 Insurer contracts with building contractors.—An insurer who offers residential coverage, as defined in s. 627.4025, may contract with a building contractor skilled in techniques that mitigate hurricane damage. Insurers may offer policyholders the option to select the services of such building contractors to repair damage covered by the insurance policy. The insurer must guarantee the building contractor’s work and may offer the policyholder any other terms, conditions, or benefits. The insurance company is not liable for the actions of the building contractor.

History.—s. 15, ch. 96-194.

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Amendments to 627.7016

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.7016

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.7016.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, INC. f k a v. BERNARD,, 140 So. 3d 1023 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . Indeed, it is noteworthy that the statute at issue in that case — section 627.7016, Florida Statutes . . .

FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. DEVON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC. d b a A- J, 67 So. 3d 187 (Fla. 2011)

. . . require the court to engage in a two-pronged inquiry to determine if the 2005 amendments to section 627.7016 . . .