Florida Statutes 627.021 – Scope of this part
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(1) This part of this chapter applies only to property, casualty, and surety insurances on subjects of insurance resident, located, or to be performed in this state.
(2) This part does not apply to:
(a) Reinsurance, except joint reinsurance as provided in s. 627.311.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 627.021
- Motor vehicle insurance: means a policy of motor vehicle insurance delivered or issued for delivery in the state by an authorized insurer:(a) Insuring a natural person as the named insured or one or more related individuals resident of the same household, or both; and(b) Insuring a motor vehicle of the private passenger type or station wagon type, which motor vehicle is not used as public or livery conveyance for passengers or rented to others, or insuring any other four-wheeled motor vehicle having a capacity of 1,500 pounds or less which is not used in the occupation, profession, or business of the insured, other than farming;
other than any policy issued under an automobile insurance risk apportionment plan or other than any policy covering garage, automobile sales agency, repair shop, service station, or public parking place operation hazards. See Florida Statutes 627.041
(b) Insurance against loss of or damage to aircraft, their hulls, accessories, or equipment, or against liability, other than workers’ compensation and employer’s liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of aircraft.
(c) Insurance of vessels or craft, their cargoes, marine builders’ risks, marine protection and indemnity, or other risks commonly insured under marine insurance policies.
(d) Commercial inland marine insurance.
(3) For the purposes of this part, all motor vehicle insurance shall be deemed to be casualty insurance only.
(4) This part does not apply to health insurance.