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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. 627.7072
627.7072 Testing standards for sinkholes.The professional engineer and professional geologist shall perform such tests as sufficient, in their professional opinion, to determine the presence or absence of sinkhole loss or other cause of damage within reasonable professional probability and for the professional engineer to make recommendations regarding necessary building stabilization and foundation repair.
History.s. 20, ch. 2005-111; s. 27, ch. 2006-12.

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JOHNSON, v. OMEGA INSURANCE COMPANY,, 200 So. 3d 1207 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 627.7072, Fla. Stat. . . .

SEVILA v. FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION,, 7 F. Supp. 3d 1226 (M.D. Fla. 2014)

. . . subsidence test”, which is a term not used in either the 2011 or prior versions of sections 627.707, 627.7072 . . .

STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY, v. COLELLA,, 95 So. 3d 891 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . and by testing conducted in compliance with generally accepted scientific practices and with Chapter 627.7072 . . .

UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, v. WARFEL,, 82 So. 3d 47 (Fla. 2012)

. . . Legislature amended sections 627.706 and 627.707, Florida Statutes (2005), and enacted sections 627.7065, 627.7072 . . . However, the trial court granted Universal’s motion to apply sections 627.7065, 627.7072, and 627.7073 . . . Section 627.707, Florida Statutes, was amended, in part, to comply with the newly enacted sections 627.7072 . . . the reports required during the claim process stemming from the tests required pursuant to section 627.7072 . . . (a) Sinkhole loss is verified if, based upon tests performed in accordance with section 627.7072, an . . .

WARFEL, v. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA,, 36 So. 3d 136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . legislature amended sections 627.706 to 627.707, Florida Statutes (2005), and enacted sections 627.7065, 627.7072 . . . Universal retained its experts under section 627.707(2) to conduct the testing required by section 627.7072 . . . the insurer shall engage an engineer or a professional geologist to conduct testing as provided in s. 627.7072 . . . The trial court granted Universal’s motion as to the three new enactments, sections 627.7065, 627.7072 . . . See §§ 627.7065, 627.7072, 627.7073. . . . sinkhole claim to engage an engineer or professional geologist to conduct testing as set forth in section 627.7072 . . . Section 627.7072 sets forth specific standards to test for the presence or absence of sinkholes. . . . . § 627.7072(2). . . . property; they did not conduct independent testing consistent with the standards set forth in section 627.7072 . . .