Title: Motor Vehicle Insurance

Summary: Revises and limits the damages that are recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in a civil action.

Full Text:
An act relating to motor vehicle insurance; amending s. 627.727, F.S.; revising and limiting the damages that are recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in a civil action; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 627.727, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 627.727 Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured and underinsured vehicle coverage; insolvent insurer protection.  (10) The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 shall include the total amount of the claimant s damages, including the amount in excess of the policy limits, any unpaid benefits up to the policy limits, interest on unpaid benefits, reasonable attorney s fees and costs, and any economic compensatory damages directly caused by a delay in paying benefits violation of a law of this state.The total amount of the claimant s damages is recoverable whether caused by an insurer or by a third-party tortfeasor. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.