Fla. Stat. 631.263
Transfers after petition


(1)

After the original petition is filed in any delinquency proceeding, a transfer of any of the real property of the insurer made to a person acting in good faith shall be valid against the receiver if made for a present fair equivalent value or, if not made for a present fair equivalent value, then to the extent of the present consideration actually paid therefor, for which amount the transferee shall have a lien on the property so transferred. The recording of a copy of the petition for, or order in, any delinquency proceeding with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where any real property in question is located is constructive notice of the commencement of a delinquency proceeding. The exercise by a court of the United States or any state with jurisdiction to authorize or effect a judicial sale of real property of the insurer within any county in any state shall not be impaired by the pendency of such a proceeding unless the copy is recorded in the county prior to the consummation of the judicial sale.

(2)

After the original petition for a delinquency proceeding has been filed and before an order of conservation, rehabilitation, or liquidation is granted:A transfer of any of the property of the insurer, other than real property, made to a person acting in good faith shall be valid against the receiver if made for a present fair equivalent value or, if not made for a present fair equivalent value, then to the extent of the present consideration actually paid therefor, for which amount the transferee shall have a lien on the property so transferred.A person indebted to the insurer or holding property of the insurer may, if acting in good faith, pay the indebtedness or deliver the property or any part thereof to the insurer or upon her or his order, with the same effect as if the petition were not pending.

(a)

A transfer of any of the property of the insurer, other than real property, made to a person acting in good faith shall be valid against the receiver if made for a present fair equivalent value or, if not made for a present fair equivalent value, then to the extent of the present consideration actually paid therefor, for which amount the transferee shall have a lien on the property so transferred.

(b)

A person indebted to the insurer or holding property of the insurer may, if acting in good faith, pay the indebtedness or deliver the property or any part thereof to the insurer or upon her or his order, with the same effect as if the petition were not pending.

(3)

A person having actual knowledge of the pending delinquency proceeding shall be deemed not to act in good faith.

(4)

A person asserting the validity of a transfer under this section has the burden of proof. Except as elsewhere provided in this section, any transfer by or in behalf of the insurer after the date of filing of the original petition in any delinquency proceeding requesting the appointment of a receiver, as defined in s. 631.011, by any person other than the receiver is not valid against the receiver.

(5)

Nothing in this section shall impair the negotiability of currency or negotiable instruments.

(6)

For the purposes of this section, a transfer is not made until the insurer or affiliate has acquired rights in the property transferred.

Source: Section 631.263 — Transfers after petition, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0631.­263 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

631.001
Title, construction, and purpose
631.011
Definitions
631.015
Reciprocity
631.021
Jurisdiction of delinquency proceeding
631.025
Persons subject to this part
631.031
Initiation and commencement of delinquency proceeding
631.041
Automatic stay
631.042
Extension of time
631.051
Grounds for rehabilitation
631.061
Grounds for liquidation
631.071
Grounds for conservation
631.081
Grounds for conservation
631.091
Grounds for ancillary liquidation
631.101
Order of rehabilitation
631.111
Order of liquidation
631.112
Subordination of claims for noncooperation
631.121
Order of liquidation
631.131
Order of conservation or ancillary liquidation of foreign or alien insurers
631.141
Conduct of delinquency proceeding
631.152
Conduct of delinquency proceeding
631.153
Intervention
631.154
Funds, assets, or other property in the possession of third person
631.155
Agents’ balances
631.156
Investigation by the department
631.157
Civil action by the receiver
631.161
Claims of nonresidents against insurers domiciled in this state
631.171
Claims of residents against insurers domiciled in reciprocal states
631.181
Filing and proof of claim
631.182
Receiver claims report and claimants objections procedure
631.191
Special deposit claims
631.192
Allowance of certain claims
631.193
Releases
631.195
Records of insurers
631.201
Attachment and garnishment of assets
631.205
Reinsurance proceeds
631.206
Arbitration
631.221
Deposit of moneys collected
631.231
Exemption from fees
631.241
Borrowing on pledge of assets
631.251
Date rights fixed on liquidation
631.252
Continuation of coverage
631.261
Voidable transfers
631.262
Transfers prior to petition
631.263
Transfers after petition
631.271
Priority of claims
631.281
Offsets
631.311
Report and petition for assessment
631.321
Order and levy of assessment
631.331
Assessment prima facie correct
631.341
Notice of insolvency to policyholders by insurer, general agent, or agent
631.361
Seizure under court order
631.371
Seizure under order of the department
631.391
Cooperation of officers and employees
631.392
Immunity
631.395
Guaranty fund
631.397
Use of certain marshaled assets
631.398
Prevention of insolvencies
631.399
Receiver’s right to recover distributions made to affiliate
631.400
Rehabilitation of title insurer
631.401
Recovery of assessments and assumed policy obligations
631.0515
Appointment of receiver
631.1521
Actions by and against the receiver
631.1522
Unrecorded obligations and defenses and claims of affiliates
631.2715
Liability under federal priority of claims law
631.3915
Actions for damages

Current through Fall 2025

§ 631.263. Transfers after petition's source at flsenate​.gov