{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-627.70151","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 627.70151","heading":"Appraisal; conflicts of interest.","body":"An insurer that offers residential coverage as defined in s. 627.4025, or a policyholder that uses an appraisal clause in a property insurance contract to establish a process for estimating or evaluating the amount of loss through the use of an impartial umpire, may challenge an umpire’s impartiality and disqualify the proposed umpire only if:\n(1) A familial relationship within the third degree exists between the umpire and a party or a representative of a party;\n(2) The umpire has previously represented a party in a professional capacity in the same claim or matter involving the same property;\n(3) The umpire has represented another person in a professional capacity on the same or a substantially related matter that includes the claim, the same property or an adjacent property, and the other person’s interests are materially adverse to the interests of a party; or\n(4) The umpire has worked as an employer or employee of a party within the preceding 5 years.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 2014-86.","path":["CHAPTER 627 INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0627/0627.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:10:50Z","sha256":"0ffd0c5384ce12c733d1413da8e9785285fa942d5e2fc0b2d39af666999bbbcd","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-627.7015","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-627.70152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}