Universal Prop. v. Quintero

Full title: UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Guillermo…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Date published: Jan 12, 2022

333 So. 3d 752 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 3D20-373

01-12-2022

UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Guillermo B. QUINTERO, et al., Appellees.

Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., and Paulo R. Lima, for appellant. Giasi Law, P.A. and Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., and Paulo R. Lima, for appellant.

Giasi Law, P.A. and Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellees.

Before EMAS, LOGUE and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Vargas v. Safepoint Ins. Co., No. 3D19-1656, 333 So.3d 752, 753 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 12, 2022) (examining the "Concealment or Fraud" provision of a homeowner's insurance policy and concluding that "the term ‘false statement’ in the post-loss context includes an element of intent to mislead"); Anchor Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Trif, 322 So. 3d 663, 675 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021) (concluding that, "in the post-loss context, the term ‘false statement’ in the ‘Concealment or Fraud’ exclusion [of a homeowner's insurance policy] should be interpreted as including an element of intent").