(1) Any profit realized by a person required to report pursuant to s. 625.75 from any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, within a period of less than 6 months, of any equity security of an insurer named in such report shall inure to and be recoverable by the insurer, unless such security was acquired in good faith in connection with a debt contracted prior to the establishment of the relationship to the insurer reported under s. 625.75.
(2) Suit to recover such profit may be instituted at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction by the insurer, or by the owner of any security of the insurer in the name and in behalf of the insurer if the insurer fails or refuses to bring such suit within 60 days after request or fails diligently to prosecute the same thereafter.
(3) This section shall not be construed to cover any transaction by a person who was not required both at the time of purchase and of sale to comply with s. 625.75.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-18; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 136, 143, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 625 - Accounting, Investments, and Deposits by Insurers
Part IV - Domestic Stock Insurers; Equity Securities (Ss. 625.75-625.83)
625.75 - Certain persons and directors and officers of domestic stock insurer to file statements.
625.76 - Preventing unfair use of information; insurer to recover profit by suit.
625.765 - Exemptions from ss. 625.75 and 625.76.
625.77 - Unlawful to sell equity security not owned; delayed delivery.
625.78 - Certain sale and purchase exempted; investment account.
625.79 - Certain foreign or domestic arbitrage transactions exempted.
625.80 - “Equity security” defined.
625.81 - Equity securities of certain domestic stock insurer exempted.