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The Court affirmed the summary judgment in favor of Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA), ruling that the five-year statute of limitations under sections 95.11(2)(b) and (2)(e), Florida Statutes, applied to the insurance dispute, allowing FIGA to assert the same defenses as the insolvent insurer (citing Sharer v. Hotel Corp. of Am., 144 So. 2d 813 (Fla. 1962)). The Court rejected the appellant’s argument that the one-year limitation under sections 631.68 and 95.11(5)(d) should apply, emphasizing the need to harmonize related statutory provisions (citing Mendoza v. Fla. Ins. Guar. Ass’n, 193 So. 3d 940 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016))

https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/2451244/opinion/Opinion_2024-1059.pdf