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Florida Statutes Title XXXVII. Insurance § 627.9904. Term of insurance policy

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Collateral protection insurance must become effective no earlier than the date of lapse of insurance upon mortgaged real property subject to the terms of a mortgage agreement or any state or federal law requiring the same.

(2) Individual collateral protection insurance must terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

(a) The date on which insurance acceptable under the mortgage agreement becomes effective, subject to the mortgagor providing sufficient evidence of such acceptable insurance.

(b) The date on which the applicable real property no longer serves as collateral for a mortgage loan pursuant to a mortgage agreement.

(c) Such other date as specified by the individual policy or certificate of insurance.

(d) Such other date as specified by the lender or servicer.

(e) The termination date of the policy.

(3) An insurance charge may not be made to a mortgagor for collateral protection insurance before the effective date of the collateral protection insurance or for a term longer than the scheduled term of the collateral protection insurance.

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