AMERICAN INS. ASS'N v. DEPT. OF INS.

No. BS-447.

518 So.2d 1342 (1987)

AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, et al., Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick B. Karl and Thomas J. Maida of Karl, McConnaughhay, Roland & Maida, Tallahassee, and Vincent J. Rio, III of Taylor, Day & Rio, Jacksonville, for appellants.

John E. Hale, Div. of Legal Services, Dept. of Insurance, Tallahassee, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order of the Department of Insurance (Department) creating, pursuant to § 627.351(5), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1986), the Florida Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association (FPCJUA). We reverse.

In response to an alleged insurance crisis, the Florida Legislature enacted Chapter 86-160, Laws of Florida (otherwise known as the Tort Reform and Insurance Act of 1986) in an attempt to deal comprehensively...

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