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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 634.314

  • Insurance code: means the Florida Insurance Code. See Florida Statutes 634.301
  • warranty: means any contract or agreement whereby a person undertakes to indemnify the warranty holder against the cost of repair or replacement, or actually furnishes repair or replacement, of any structural component or appliance of a home, necessitated by wear and tear or an inherent defect of any such structural component or appliance or necessitated by the failure of an inspection to detect the likelihood of any such loss. See Florida Statutes 634.301
Home warranty associations licensed under this part may be subject to periodic examinations by the office, in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to insurers under part II of chapter 624 of the insurance code. The office is not required to conduct periodic examinations pursuant to this section, but may examine a home warranty company at its discretion. An examination conducted pursuant to this section may cover a period of only the most recent 5 years. The costs of examinations conducted pursuant to ss. 624.316(2)(e) and 624.3161(3) may not exceed 10 percent of the companies’ reported net income for the prior year.