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2021 Florida Statutes (Including 2021B Session)
SECTION 712
Purpose; construction.
Purpose; construction.
631.712 Purpose; construction.—The purpose of this part is to protect policyowners, insureds, beneficiaries, annuitants, payees, and assignees of life insurance policies, health insurance policies, annuity contracts, and supplemental contracts, subject to certain limitations, against the failure of an insurer issuing such policies or contracts to perform its contractual obligations due to its impairment or insolvency; and this part shall be liberally construed to carry out its purpose.
History.—s. 2, ch. 79-189; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429.