(1) Nothing in this code or in any other law shall be construed to prohibit any person insured under a group life insurance policy from making an assignment of all or any part of her or his incidents of ownership under such policy, including, but not limited to, the privilege of having issued to the person an individual policy of life insurance pursuant and subject to the provisions of ss. 627.566 and 627.567 and the right to name a beneficiary. Subject to the terms of the policy, agreement, or arrangement among the insured, the group policyholder, and the insurer, relating to assignment of incidents of ownership thereunder, such an assignment by an insured, whenever made, is valid for the purpose of vesting in the assignee, in accordance with any provisions included therein as to the time at which it is to be effective, all of such incidents of ownership so assigned, but without prejudice to the insurer on account of any payment it may make or individual policy it may issue in accordance with ss. 627.566 and 627.567 prior to receipt of notice of the assignment.
(2) The purpose of subsection (1) is to declare and codify existing rights under policies of the types described therein.
History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 70-10; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 444, 448, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 339, ch. 97-102.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 627 - Insurance Rates and Contracts
Part V - Group Life Insurance Policies (Ss. 627.551-627.575)
627.551 - Group contracts and plans of self-insurance must meet group requirements.
627.5515 - Out-of-state groups.
627.556 - Credit union groups.
627.5567 - Group life insurance; association groups.
627.5575 - Group life insurance for dependents.
627.558 - Provisions required in group contracts.
627.561 - Application; statements deemed representations.
627.563 - Misstatement of age.
627.564 - Payment of benefits.
627.566 - Conversion on termination of eligibility.
627.567 - Conversion on termination of policy.
627.568 - Death pending conversion.
627.5685 - Continuance of coverage during disability.
627.5686 - Waiver of premium for disabled insured.
627.569 - Use of dividends, refunds, rate reductions, commissions, service fees.
627.5725 - Notification to insureds of cancellation or expiration.
627.573 - Replacement or termination of group life insurance; liability of prior insurer.
627.574 - Liability of succeeding insurer on replacement of group policy.