§ 497.451, Fla. Stat. · Part IV. PRENEED SALES
Insurance business not authorized.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
Nothing in the Florida Insurance Code or this chapter shall be deemed to authorize any preneed funeral merchandise or service contract business or any preneed burial merchandise or service business to transact any insurance business, other than that of preneed funeral merchandise or service insurance or preneed burial merchandise or service insurance, or otherwise to engage in any other type of insurance unless it is authorized under a certificate of authority issued under the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code. Any insurance business transacted under this section must comply with the provisions of s. 626.785.
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History
ss. 22, 52, ch. 85-321; ss. 91, 122, ch. 93-399; s. 561, ch. 2003-261; s. 100, ch. 2004-301.
Note
Note.—Former s. 639.087; s. 497.403.
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