(1) Any insurance agent, dealer, or finance factor (finance company, bank, and other lending institution) who undertake to arrange for insurance covering a motor vehicle or other personal property shall, at the time of assuming the responsibility of arranging insurance coverage, deliver to the retail buyer (applicant for insurance) a receipt or binder and a clear and concise description of such insurance including the total cost thereof which may be included in the time sales contract, mortgage, or lease or similar instrument.

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Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69O-184.011

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
    (2) Appliance and equipment dealers who are insured by an inland marine installment sales floater type of policy, may comply with the above requirements by showing the kind of coverage and amount of premium, on the invoice, time sales contract, lease, mortgage or similar instrument.
    (3) When bodily injury and property damage insurance coverage is not provided in the insurance contract, there should be stamped on the receipt or binder, or time sales contract, mortgage or lease, or similar instrument, the following: “”BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY NOT INCLUDED.””
Rulemaking Authority 624.308 FS. Law Implemented 624.307(1), 627.413, 627.420, 627.730 through 627.7405 FS. History-Amended 2-19-72, Repromulgated 12-24-74, Formerly 4-4.10, 4-4.010, Amended 1-27-92, 10-18-01, Formerly 4-184.011.