Or at least one Federal Judge just said so in Lawrence v. ACE Am. Ins. Co., No. 8:18-cv-738-T-24, 2018 WL 6192190, at *8-*9 (M.D. Fla. November 28, 2018):
ACE moves to dismiss this claim, arguing that Florida does not recognize a cause of action for equitable contribution between co-insurers. The flaw in this argument, however, is that Florida does not recognize a cause of action for equitable contribution by co-insurers in order to recover defense costs. [Federal citation omitted.] USAA is not seeking to recover its defense costs in the underlying litigation, and as such, this argument for dismissal has no merit.
Florida does recognize a cause of action for equitable contribution by co-insurers for the amounts the insurer paid to indemnify the insured.
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