634.339 – Cease and desist and penalty orders.
634.339 Cease and desist and penalty orders.—After the hearing provided for in s. 634.338, the department or office shall enter a final order in accordance with s. 120.569. If it is determined that the person charged has engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice or the unlawful transaction of home warranty business, the department […]
634.34 – Appeals from orders of the department or office.
634.34 Appeals from orders of the department or office.—Any person subject to an order of the department or office under s. 634.339 may obtain a review of such order by filing an appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions and procedures for appeal from the orders of the department or office in general under s. 120.68. […]
634.341 – Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.
634.341 Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.—Any person who violates a cease and desist order of the department or office under s. 634.339 while such order is in effect, after notice and hearing as provided in s. 634.338, is subject, at the discretion of the department or office, to any one or more of […]
634.342 – Injunctive proceedings.
634.342 Injunctive proceedings.—In addition to the penalties and other enforcement provisions of this part, in the event any person violates s. 634.303 or s. 634.318 or any rule adopted or promulgated pursuant thereto, the department or office is authorized to resort to a proceeding for injunction in the circuit court of the county where such person […]
634.325 – Insurance business not authorized.
634.325 Insurance business not authorized.—Nothing in the Florida Insurance Code or in this part shall be deemed to authorize any home warranty association to transact any insurance business other than that of home warranty as herein defined or otherwise to engage in any other type of insurance unless the association is authorized under a certificate of […]
634.343 – Civil liability.
634.343 Civil liability.—The provisions of this part are cumulative to rights under the general civil and common law, and no action of the department or office will abrogate such rights to damages or other relief in any court. History.—s. 29, ch. 83-323; s. 1, ch. 84-94; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1482, ch. 2003-261.
634.326 – Fronting not permitted.
634.326 Fronting not permitted.—No authorized insurer or licensed home warranty association may act as a fronting company for any unauthorized insurer or unlicensed home warranty association. A “fronting company” is an authorized insurer or licensed home warranty association which, by reinsurance or otherwise, generally transfers to one or more unauthorized insurers or unlicensed home warranty associations […]
634.344 – Coercion of debtor prohibited.
634.344 Coercion of debtor prohibited.— (1) When a home warranty is sold in connection with the lending of money, a person may not require, as a condition precedent or condition subsequent to the lending of the money or the extension of the credit or any renewal thereof, that the person to whom such money or credit is […]
634.327 – Applicability to warranty on new home.
634.327 Applicability to warranty on new home.—This part shall not apply to any program offering a warranty on a new home which is underwritten by an insurer licensed to do business in the state when the insurance policy underwriting such program has been filed with and approved by the office as required by law. History.—s. 1, […]
634.346 – Home warranty coverage requirements.
634.346 Home warranty coverage requirements.— (1) A home warranty sold in this state may not exclude coverage because of the presence of rust or corrosion unless the rust or corrosion was a contributing cause of the mechanical breakdown or failure of a covered appliance, unit, or system. (2) A home warranty contract providing coverage for wear and tear […]