Ospina v. Security National Insurance

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Ospina v. Security National Insurance, 739 So. 2d 633 (1999)
1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 8670; 1999 WL 436381
Fletcher, Gersten, Goderich

Ospina v. Security National Insurance

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

In the underlying case, the trial court properly entered final summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Security National Insurance Company, as a matter of law. The law is well-settled that an insurance broker is generally the agent of the insured. Almerico v. RLI Ins. Co., 716 So.2d 774 (Fla. 1998). Further, in the instant case, there was no record evidence that the insurance company took any action to lead the insured to believe that the insurance broker had actual or apparent authority as an agent of the carrier. Ruiz v. Fortune Ins. Co., 677 So.2d 1336, 1338 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); T & R Store Fixtures, Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co., 621 So.2d 1388 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). As such, notice to the insurance broker of the insured’s acquisition of a replacement vehicle was insufficient to impute knowledge to the carrier.

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Gloria A. OSPINA, D.D.S., P.A. v. SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published