Terms Used In Florida Statutes 631.52

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Person: means individuals, children, firms, associations, joint ventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 631.54
This part shall apply to all kinds of direct insurance, except:

(1) Life, annuity, health, or disability insurance;
(2) Mortgage guaranty, financial guaranty, or other forms of insurance offering protection against investment risks;
(3) Fidelity or surety bonds, or any other bonding obligations;
(4) Credit insurance, vendors’ single interest insurance, or collateral protection insurance or any similar insurance protecting the interests of a creditor arising out of a creditor-debtor transaction;
(5) Warranty, including motor vehicle service, home warranty, or service warranty;
(6) Ambulance service, health care service, or preneed funeral merchandise or service;
(7) Optometric service plan, pharmaceutical service plan, or dental service plan;
(8) Legal expense;
(9) Health maintenance, prepaid health clinic, or continuing care;
(10) Ocean marine or wet marine insurance;
(11) Self-insurance and any kind of self-insurance fund, liability pool, or risk management fund;
(12) Title insurance;
(13) Surplus lines;
(14) Workers’ compensation, including claims under employer liability coverage;
(15) Any transaction or combination of transactions between a person, including affiliates of such person, and an insurer, including affiliates of such insurer, which involves the transfer of investment or credit risk unaccompanied by the transfer of insurance risk; or
(16) Any insurance provided by or guaranteed by government.