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Fla. Stat. § 627.786

Transaction of title insurance and any other kind of insurance prohibited

Known as the Alonzo Mourning Access to Care Act

The act spans §§ 627.011 to 627.9913 (628 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case FCOA LLC v. Foremost Title & Escrow Services LLC (2023)

Most recently applied in FCOA LLC v. Foremost Title & Escrow Services LLC (January 2023)

History.--s. 12, ch. 65-359; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 1, 2, ch. 79-16; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 584, 809(2nd), ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; ss. 104, 114, ch. 9…

(1) An insurer may not transact title insurance and any other kind of insurance in this state.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any insurer actively transacting title insurance and any other kind of insurance in this state on January 1, 1965.

(3) Subsection (1) does not preclude a title insurer from providing instruments to any prospective insured, in the form and content approved by the office, under which the title insurer assumes liability for loss due to the fraud of, dishonesty of, misappropriation of funds by, or failure to comply with written closing instructions by, its contract agents, agencies, or approved attorneys in connection with a real property transaction for which the title insurer is to issue a title insurance policy.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.