Florida Statutes
Title XXXVII - Insurance
Chapter 642 - Legal Expense Insurance

642.011 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20,...

642.013 - Purpose. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20,...

642.015 - Definitions. - (1) “Gross written premiums” means the total amount of premiums...

642.016 - Chapter Exclusive; Applicability of Other Laws. - History.—ss. 29, 52, ch. 85-321; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147.

642.017 - Exemptions. - (1) Retainer contracts made by attorneys at law with individual...

642.019 - Organization of Legal Expense Insurance Corporations. - (1) Any number of corporations or adult natural persons may...

642.021 - Certificate of Authority. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in...

642.022 - Insurance Business Not Authorized. - History.—ss. 30, 52, ch. 85-321; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147;...

642.023 - Required Deposit or Bond. - (1) To assure the faithful performance of its obligations in...

642.024 - Levy Upon Deposit. - History.—ss. 41, 52, ch. 85-321; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147.

642.025 - Policy and Certificate Forms. - (1) Legal expense insurance may be written as individual, group,...

642.0261 - Net Worth Required of Applicants. - (1) Ten thousand dollars; or (2) Ten percent of the...

642.0262 - Net Worth Required to Maintain Certificate of Authority. - (1) Ten thousand dollars; or (2) Ten percent of the...

642.027 - Premium Rates. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20,...

642.029 - Contracts by Insurers. - (1) Contracts made between the insurer and participating attorneys, management...

642.0301 - Filing, License, Statement, and Miscellaneous Fees. - (1) Every legal expense insurance corporation must pay to the...

642.032 - Provisions of General Insurance Law Applicable to Legal Expense Insurance Corporations. - (1) Chapter 624, administration and general provisions. (2) Chapter 625,...

642.0331 - Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Certificate. - (1) The certificate of authority of an insurer, whether issued...

642.0334 - Order; Notice of Suspension or Revocation of Certificate; Effect; Publication. - (1) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority of...

642.0336 - Duration of Suspension; Obligations During Suspension; Reinstatement. - (1) Suspension of an insurer’s certificate of authority shall be...

642.0338 - Administrative Fine in Lieu of Suspension or Revocation. - (1) If the office finds that one or more grounds...

642.034 - License and Appointment Required. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 13,...

642.036 - Sales Representatives to Be Licensed and Appointed. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 14,...

642.038 - Reporting and Accounting for Funds. - (1) All funds belonging to an insurer or other person...

642.041 - Grounds for Compulsory Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Appointment of Contracting Sales Representatives. - (1) Material misstatement, misrepresentation, or fraud in obtaining or attempting...

642.043 - Grounds for Discretionary Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Appointment of Sales Representatives. - (1) Any cause for which granting of the license or...

642.045 - Procedure for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License and Appointment of Sales Representative; Departmental Action Upon Violation by Licensed Insurance Agent. - (1) If any sales representative is convicted by a court...

642.047 - Administrative Fine in Lieu of Suspension or Revocation of License or Appointment. - (1) If, pursuant to procedures provided for in ss. 642.011-642.049,...

642.0475 - Civil Remedy. - (1) Any person damaged by a violation of the provisions...

642.048 - Prohibited Sales. - History.—s. 1, ch. 87-169; s. 7, ch. 93-147.

642.049 - Construction. - History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20,...