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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.025 - Consumer protections.

626.025 Consumer protections.—To transact insurance, agents shall comply with consumer protection laws, including the following, as applicable:
(1) Continuing education requirements for resident and nonresident agents, as required in s. 626.2815.
(2) Fingerprinting requirements for resident and nonresident agents, as required under s. 626.171 or s. 626.202.
(3) Fingerprinting following a department investigation under s. 626.601.
(4) The submission of credit and character reports, as required by s. 626.171.
(5) Qualifications for licensure as an agent in s. 626.731, s. 626.741, s. 626.785, s. 626.792, s. 626.831, or s. 626.835.
(6) Examination requirements in s. 626.221, s. 626.741, s. 626.792, or s. 626.835.
(7) Required licensure or registration of insurance agencies under s. 626.112.
(8) Requirements for licensure of resident and nonresident agents in s. 626.112, s. 626.321, s. 626.731, s. 626.741, s. 626.785, s. 626.792, s. 626.831, s. 626.835, or s. 626.927.
(9) The prohibition against employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs being licensed as life agents or health agents, under s. 626.788 or s. 626.833.
(10) The prohibition against licensed life agents or health agents who are members of the United States Armed Services selling insurance products to those of a lower military rank, under s. 626.789 or s. 626.834.
(11) Countersignature of insurance policies, as required under s. 624.425, s. 624.426, or s. 626.741.
(12) The code of ethics for life insurance agents, as set forth in s. 626.797.
(13) The prohibition against the designation of a life insurance agent or his or her family member as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy sold to an individual other than a family member under s. 626.798.
(14) Any other licensing requirement, restriction, or prohibition designated a consumer protection by the Chief Financial Officer, but not inconsistent with the requirements of Subtitle C of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C.A. ss. 6751 et seq.
History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-206; s. 909, ch. 2003-261; s. 4, ch. 2004-374; s. 6, ch. 2005-257; s. 45, ch. 2010-175; s. 38, ch. 2019-140.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.141 - Violation not to affect validity of insurance.

626.141 Violation not to affect validity of insurance.—An insurance contract which is otherwise valid and binding as between the parties thereto shall not be rendered invalid by reason of having been solicited, handled, or procured by or through an unlicensed agent or customer representative or an agent or customer representative who has not been appointed.
History.—s. 193, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 157, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 14, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 98-199; s. 49, ch. 2002-206.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.161 - Licensing forms.

626.161 Licensing forms.—The department shall prescribe and furnish all printed forms required in connection with the application for issuance of and termination of all licenses and appointments.
History.—s. 195, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 159, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 15, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 911, ch. 2003-261; s. 21, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.181 - Number of applications for licensure required.

626.181 Number of applications for licensure required.—After a license as agent, customer representative, or adjuster has been issued to an individual, the same individual shall not be required to take another examination for a similar license, regardless, in the case of an agent, of the number of insurers to be represented by him or her as agent, unless:
(1) Specifically ordered by the department to complete a new application for license; or
(2) During any period of 48 months since the filing of the original license application, such individual was not appointed as an agent, customer representative, or adjuster, unless the failure to be so appointed was due to military service, in which event the period within which a new application is not required may, in the discretion of the department, be extended to 12 months following the date of discharge from military service if the military service does not exceed 3 years, but in no event to extend under this clause for a period of more than 6 years from the date of filing of the original application for license.
History.—s. 197, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 162, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 16, ch. 82-386; s. 4, ch. 85-208; ss. 17, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 214, ch. 97-102; s. 11, ch. 98-199; s. 5, ch. 2001-142; s. 913, ch. 2003-261; s. 23, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.191 - Repeated applications.

626.191 Repeated applications.—The failure of an applicant to secure a license upon application does not preclude the applicant from applying again. However, the department may not consider or accept any further application by the same applicant for a similar license dated or filed within 30 days after the date the department denied the last application, except as provided under s. 626.281.
History.—s. 198, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 163, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 18, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 215, ch. 97-102; s. 914, ch. 2003-261; s. 35, ch. 2004-297; s. 24, ch. 2004-390; s. 4, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.201 - Investigation.

626.201 Investigation.—
(1) The department or office may propound any reasonable interrogatories in addition to those contained in the application, to any applicant for license or appointment, or on any renewal, reinstatement, or continuation thereof, relating to the applicant’s qualifications, residence, prospective place of business, and any other matter which, in the opinion of the department or office, is deemed necessary or advisable for the protection of the public and to ascertain the applicant’s qualifications.
(2) The department or office may, upon completion of the application, make such further investigation as it may deem advisable of the applicant’s character, experience, background, and fitness for the license or appointment. Such an inquiry or investigation shall be in addition to any examination required to be taken by the applicant as hereinafter in this chapter provided.
(3) An inquiry or investigation of the applicant’s qualifications, character, experience, background, and fitness must include submission of the applicant’s fingerprints, in accordance with s. 626.171(4), to the Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and consideration of any state criminal records, federal criminal records, or local criminal records obtained from these agencies or from local law enforcement agencies.
(4) The expiration, nonrenewal, or surrender of a license under this chapter does not eliminate jurisdiction of the department or office to investigate and prosecute for a violation committed by the licensee while licensed under this chapter. The prosecution of any matter may be initiated or continued notwithstanding the withdrawal of a complaint.
History.—s. 199, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 164(1st), 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 19, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 216, ch. 97-102; s. 12, ch. 98-199; s. 915, ch. 2003-261; s. 26, ch. 2003-267; s. 19, ch. 2003-281; s. 36, ch. 2004-297; s. 31, ch. 2022-138.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.202 - Fingerprinting requirements.

626.202 Fingerprinting requirements.—
(1) The requirements for completion and submission of fingerprints under this chapter in accordance with s. 626.171(4) are deemed to be met when an individual currently licensed under this chapter seeks additional licensure and has previously submitted fingerprints to the department within the past 48 months. However, the department may require the individual to file fingerprints if it has reason to believe that an applicant or licensee has been found guilty of, or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime related to the business of insurance in this state or any other state or jurisdiction.
(2) If there is a change in ownership or control of any entity licensed under this chapter, or if a new partner, officer, or director is employed or appointed, a set of fingerprints of the new owner, partner, officer, or director must be filed with the department or office within 30 days after the change. The acquisition of 10 percent or more of the voting securities of a licensed entity is considered a change of ownership or control. The fingerprints must be submitted in accordance with s. 626.171(4).
History.—s. 6, ch. 2001-142; s. 92, ch. 2002-1; s. 916, ch. 2003-261; s. 25, ch. 2003-267; s. 18, ch. 2003-281; s. 18, ch. 2018-102; s. 32, ch. 2022-138.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.211 - Approval, disapproval of application.

626.211 Approval, disapproval of application.—
(1) If upon the basis of a completed application for license and such further inquiry or investigation as the department may make concerning an applicant the department is satisfied that, subject to any examination required to be taken and passed by the applicant for a license, the applicant is qualified for the license applied for and that all pertinent fees have been paid, it shall approve the application.
(2) Upon approval of an applicant for license as agent, customer representative, or adjuster who is subject to written examination, the department shall notify the applicant when and where he or she may take the required examination unless the applicant has taken and passed the examination within the 1-year period prior to the date of filing the application.
(3) Upon approval of an applicant for license who is not subject to examination, the department shall promptly issue the license.
(4) If upon the basis of the completed application and such further inquiry or investigation the department deems the applicant to be lacking in any one or more of the required qualifications for the license applied for, the department shall disapprove the application and notify the applicant, stating the grounds of disapproval.
History.—s. 200, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 165(1st), 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 63, ch. 89-360; ss. 20, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 217, ch. 97-102; s. 13, ch. 98-199; s. 917, ch. 2003-261; s. 25, ch. 2004-390; s. 2, ch. 2006-184.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.231 - Eligibility; application for examination.

626.231 Eligibility; application for examination.—
(1) No person shall be permitted to take an examination for license until his or her application for examination or application for the license has been approved and the required fees have been received by the department or a person designated by the department to administer the examination.
(2) A person required to take an examination for a license may take an examination before submitting an application for licensure pursuant to s. 626.171 by submitting an application for examination through the department’s Internet website or the website of a person designated by the department to administer the examination. The department may require the applicant to provide the following information as part of the application:
(a) His or her full name, date of birth, social security number, e-mail address, residence address, business address, and mailing address.
(b) The type of license which the applicant intends to apply for.
(c) The name of any required prelicensing course he or she has completed or is in the process of completing.
(d) The method by which the applicant intends to qualify for the type of license if other than by completing a prelicensing course.
(e) The applicant’s gender.
(f) The applicant’s native language.
(g) The highest level of education achieved by the applicant.
(h) The applicant’s race or ethnicity.
However, the application form must contain a statement that an applicant is not required to disclose his or her race or ethnicity, gender, or native language, that he or she will not be penalized for not doing so, and that the department will use this information exclusively for research and statistical purposes and to improve the quality and fairness of the examinations.
(3) Each application shall be accompanied by payment of the applicable examination fee.
History.—s. 202, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 165(2nd), 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 5, ch. 85-208; s. 7, ch. 88-166; ss. 22, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 219, ch. 97-102; s. 919, ch. 2003-261; s. 27, ch. 2004-390; s. 4, ch. 2006-184; s. 6, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.241 - Scope of examination.

626.241 Scope of examination.—
(1) Each examination for a license as an agent or adjuster shall be of such scope as is deemed by the department to be reasonably necessary to test the applicant’s ability and competence and knowledge of the kinds of insurance and transactions to be handled under the license applied for, of the duties and responsibilities of such a licensee, and of the pertinent provisions of the laws of this state.
(2) Examinations given applicants for license as a general lines agent shall cover all property, casualty, and surety insurances, except as provided in subsection (5) relative to limited licenses.
(3) Examinations given applicants for a life agent’s license shall cover life insurance, annuities, and variable contracts.
(4) Examinations given applicants for a health agent’s license shall cover health insurance.
(5) Examinations given applicants for a limited agent license shall be limited in scope to the kind of business to be transacted under such license.
(6) In order to reflect the differences between adjusting claims for an insurer and adjusting claims for an insured, the department shall create an examination for applicants seeking licensure as a public adjuster and a separate examination for applicants seeking licensure as an all-lines adjuster.
(a) Examinations for a license as an all-lines adjuster must cover adjusting in all lines of insurance, other than life and annuity.
(b) An examination for workers’ compensation insurance or health insurance is not required for public adjusters.
(7) Examinations given applicants for licensure as title agents must cover title insurance, abstracting, title searches, examination of title, closing procedures, and escrow handling.
(8) An examination for licensure as a personal lines agent shall be limited in scope to the kinds of business transacted under such license.
(9) This section applies to any person who submits an application for license and to any person who submits an application for examination prior to filing an application for license.
History.—s. 203, ch. 59-205; s. 7, ch. 61-441; s. 1, ch. 65-16; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 73-31; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 88, ch. 79-40; ss. 1, 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 168, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 23, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 7, ch. 92-318; s. 7, ch. 92-328; s. 920, ch. 2003-261; s. 18, ch. 2004-374; s. 28, ch. 2004-390; s. 5, ch. 2006-184; s. 8, ch. 2008-220; s. 7, ch. 2012-209; s. 11, ch. 2014-123; s. 4, ch. 2015-180.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.2415 - Annual report of results of life insurance examinations.

626.2415 Annual report of results of life insurance examinations.—
(1) No later than May 1 of each year, the department or a person designated by the department shall prepare, publicly announce, and publish a report that summarizes statistical information relating to life insurance agent examinations administered during the preceding calendar year. Each report shall include the following information for all examinees combined and separately by race or ethnicity, gender, race or ethnicity within gender, education level, and native language:
(a) The total number of examinees.
(b) The percentage and number of examinees who passed the examination.
(c) The mean scaled scores on the examination.
(d) Standard deviation of scaled scores on the examination.
(2) No later than May 1 of each year, the department or a person designated by the department shall prepare and make available upon request a report of summary statistical information relating to each life insurance test form administered during the preceding calendar year. The report shall show, for each test form, for all examinees combined and separately for African-American examinees, white examinees, American Indian examinees, Asian examinees, Hispanic examinees, and other examinees, the correct-answer rates and correlations.
(3) The department may provide a testing service provider, under contract with the department, demographic information received by the department on applications relating to examinations taken to qualify for an insurance agent license if the department requires the provider to review and analyze examination results in conjunction with the race or ethnicity, gender, education level, and native language of examinees.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2006-184.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.251 - Time and place of examination; notice.

626.251 Time and place of examination; notice.—
(1) The department, or a person designated by the department, shall provide notice of the time and place of the examination to each applicant for examination and each applicant for license required to take an examination who will be eligible to take the examination as of the examination date. The notice shall be e-mailed to the applicant at the e-mail address shown on the application for license or examination. Notice is deemed given when so mailed.
(2) The examination shall be held in an adequate and designated examination center in this state.
(3) The department shall make an examination available to the applicant, to be taken as soon as reasonably possible after the applicant is eligible therefor. Any examination required under this part shall be available in this state at a designated examination center.
History.—s. 204, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 169, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 6, ch. 85-208; s. 8, ch. 88-166; ss. 24, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 220, ch. 97-102; s. 921, ch. 2003-261; s. 29, ch. 2004-390; s. 7, ch. 2006-184; s. 8, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.261 - Conduct of examination.

626.261 Conduct of examination.—
(1) The applicant for license or the applicant for examination shall appear in person and personally take the examination for license at the time and place specified by the department or by a person designated by the department.
(2) The examination shall be conducted by an employee of the department or a person designated by the department for that purpose.
(3) The questions propounded shall be as prepared by the department, or by a person designated by the department for that purpose, consistent with the applicable provisions of this code.
(4) All examinations shall be given and graded in a fair and impartial manner and without unfair discrimination in favor of or against any particular applicant.
(5) The department may provide licensure examinations in Spanish. When determining whether it is in the public interest to allow the examination to be translated into and administered in Spanish, the department shall consider the percentage of the population who speak Spanish.
History.—s. 205, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 7, ch. 85-208; ss. 25, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 922, ch. 2003-261; s. 30, ch. 2004-390; s. 8, ch. 2006-184; s. 6, ch. 2012-151; s. 12, ch. 2014-123.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.266 - Printing of examinations or related materials to preserve examination security.

626.266 Printing of examinations or related materials to preserve examination security.—A contract let for the development, administration, or grading of examinations or related materials by the department pursuant to the various agent, customer representative, or adjuster licensing and examination provisions of this code may include the printing or furnishing of these examinations or related materials in order to preserve security. Any such contract shall be let as a contract for a contractual service pursuant to s. 287.057.
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-208; s. 79, ch. 87-224; s. 5, ch. 88-32; s. 32, ch. 90-268; ss. 37, 44, ch. 90-335; s. 15, ch. 98-199; s. 79, ch. 2003-1; s. 923, ch. 2003-261; s. 31, ch. 2004-390.
Note.—Former s. 283.422.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.271 - Examination fee; determination, refund.

626.271 Examination fee; determination, refund.—
(1) Prior to being permitted to take an examination, each applicant who is subject to examination shall pay to the department or a person designated by the department an examination fee. A separate and additional examination fee shall be payable for each separate class of license applied for, notwithstanding that all such examinations are taken on the same date and at the same place.
(2) The fee for examination shall not be subject to refund.
History.—s. 206, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 170, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 8, ch. 85-208; ss. 26, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 924, ch. 2003-261; s. 32, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.281 - Reexamination.

626.281 Reexamination.—
(1) An applicant for license or examination who has:
(a) Taken an examination and failed to make a passing grade, or
(b) Failed to appear for the examination or to take or complete the examination at the time and place specified in the notice of the department,
may take additional examinations, after filing with the department or its designee an application for reexamination together with applicable fees. The failure of an applicant to pass an examination, to appear for the examination, or to take or complete the examination does not preclude the applicant from taking subsequent examinations.
(2) Applicants may not take an examination for a license type more than five times in a 12-month period.
(3) The department may require an individual whose license as an agent, customer representative, or adjuster has expired or been suspended to pass an examination before reinstating or relicensing the individual as to any class of license. The examination fee must be paid for each examination.
History.—s. 207, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 171, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 9, ch. 88-166; ss. 27, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 92-146; s. 16, ch. 98-199; s. 925, ch. 2003-261; s. 33, ch. 2004-390; s. 9, ch. 2006-184; s. 9, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.2816 - Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups.

626.2816 Regulation of continuing education for licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups.—
(1) Continuing education course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups must be approved by the department before offering continuing education courses pursuant to s. 626.2815 or s. 626.869.
(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing standards for the approval, regulation, and operation of the continuing education programs and for the discipline of licensees, course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups. The standards must be designed to ensure that such course providers, instructors, school officials, and monitor groups have the knowledge, competence, and integrity to fulfill the educational objectives of ss. 626.2815, 626.869, 648.385, and 648.386.
(3) The department shall adopt rules establishing a process by which compliance with the continuing education requirements of ss. 626.2815, 626.869, 648.385, and 648.386 can be determined, the establishment of a continuing education compliance period for licensees, and forms necessary to implement such a process.
History.—s. 1, ch. 98-103; s. 29, ch. 2003-267; s. 22, ch. 2003-281.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.2817 - Regulation of course providers, instructors, and school officials involved in prelicensure education for insurance agents and other licensees.

626.2817 Regulation of course providers, instructors, and school officials involved in prelicensure education for insurance agents and other licensees.—
(1) Any course provider, instructor, or school official must be approved by and registered with the department before offering prelicensure education courses for insurance agents and other licensees.
(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing standards for the approval, registration, discipline, or removal from registration of course providers, instructors, and school officials. The standards must be designed to ensure that such persons have the knowledge, competence, and integrity to fulfill the educational objectives of the prelicensure requirements of this chapter and chapter 648 and to assure that insurance agents and licensees are competent to engage in the activities authorized under the license.
(3) A course provider shall not grant completion credit to any student who has not completed at least 75 percent of the required course hours of a department-approved prelicensure course.
(4) The department shall adopt rules to establish a process for determining compliance with the prelicensure requirements of this chapter and chapter 648. The department shall adopt rules prescribing the forms necessary to administer the prelicensure requirements.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2000-370; s. 927, ch. 2003-261; s. 30, ch. 2003-267; s. 23, ch. 2003-281; s. 34, ch. 2004-390; s. 5, ch. 2015-180.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.291 - Examination results; denial, issuance of license.

626.291 Examination results; denial, issuance of license.—
(1) Within 30 days after the applicant has completed any examination required under s. 626.221, the department or its designee shall provide a score report; and, if it finds that the applicant has received a passing grade, the department shall within such period notify the applicant and issue and transmit the license to which such examination related. If it finds that the applicant did not make a passing grade on the examination for a particular license, the department or its designee shall within this period provide notice to the applicant to that effect and of its denial of the license. For those applicants who have completed the examination and received a passing grade prior to submitting the license application, the department shall promptly issue the license applied for as soon as the department approves the application.
(2) As to an applicant for a license for which no examination is required, the department shall promptly issue the license applied for as soon as it has approved the application.
(3) A passing grade on an examination is valid for a period of 1 year. The department shall not issue a license to an applicant based on an examination taken more than 1 year prior to the date that an application for license is filed.
History.—s. 208, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 172, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 18, ch. 82-386; s. 64, ch. 89-360; ss. 29, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 928, ch. 2003-261; s. 35, ch. 2004-390; s. 10, ch. 2006-184.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.292 - Transfer of license from another state.

626.292 Transfer of license from another state.—
(1) An individual licensed in good standing in another state may apply to the department to have the license transferred to this state to obtain a resident agent or all-lines adjuster license for the same lines of authority covered by the license in the other state.
(2) To qualify for a license transfer, an individual applicant must meet the following requirements:
(a) The individual must become a resident of this state.
(b) The individual must have been licensed in another state for a minimum of 1 year immediately preceding the date the individual became a resident of this state.
(c) The individual must submit a completed application for this state which is received by the department within 90 days after the date the individual became a resident of this state, along with payment of the applicable fees set forth in s. 624.501 and submission of the following documents:
1. A certification issued by the appropriate official of the applicant’s home state identifying the type of license and lines of authority under the license and stating that, at the time the license from the home state was canceled, the applicant was in good standing in that state or that the state’s Producer Database records, maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates, or subsidiaries, indicate that the agent or all-lines adjuster is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested.
2. A set of the applicant’s fingerprints in accordance with s. 626.171(4).
(d) The individual must satisfy prelicensing education requirements in this state, unless the completion of prelicensing education requirements was a prerequisite for licensure in the other state and the prelicensing education requirements in the other state are substantially equivalent to the prelicensing requirements of this state as determined by the department. This paragraph does not apply to all-lines adjusters.
(e) The individual must satisfy the examination requirement under s. 626.221, unless exempted.
(3) An applicant satisfying the requirements for a license transfer under subsection (2) shall be approved for licensure in this state unless the department finds that grounds exist under s. 626.611 or s. 626.621 for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license.
History.—s. 14, ch. 2002-206; s. 929, ch. 2003-261; s. 12, ch. 2005-257; s. 12, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.301 - Form and contents of licenses, in general.

626.301 Form and contents of licenses, in general.—Each license issued by the department shall be in such form as the department may designate and contain the licensee’s name, lines of authority the licensee is authorized to transact, the licensee’s personal identification number, the date of issuance, and any other information the department deems necessary to fully identify the licensee and the authority being granted. The department may by rule require photographs of applicants as a part of the licensing process.
History.—s. 209, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 173, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 19, ch. 82-386; ss. 30, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2002-206; s. 930, ch. 2003-261; s. 36, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.322 - License, appointment; certain military installations.

626.322 License, appointment; certain military installations.—A natural person, not a resident of this state, may be licensed and appointed to represent an authorized life insurer domiciled in this state or an authorized foreign life insurer which maintains a regional home office in this state, provided such person represents such insurer exclusively at a United States military installation located in a foreign country. The department may, upon request of the applicant and the insurer on application forms furnished by the department and upon payment of fees as prescribed in s. 624.501, issue a license and appointment to such person. By authorizing the effectuation of an appointment for a license, the insurer is thereby certifying to the department that the applicant has the necessary training to hold himself or herself out as a life insurance representative, and the insurer shall further certify that it is willing to be bound by the acts of such applicant within the scope of his or her employment. Appointments shall be continued as prescribed in s. 626.381 and upon payment of a fee as prescribed in s. 624.501, unless sooner terminated. Such fees received shall be credited to the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund as provided for in s. 624.523.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-545; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 176, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 22, ch. 82-386; ss. 33, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 223, ch. 97-102; s. 931, ch. 2003-261; s. 33, ch. 2003-267; s. 26, ch. 2003-281.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.331 - Number of appointments permitted or required.

626.331 Number of appointments permitted or required.—
(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this code, the same individual may at any one time hold any and all categories of appointments as to which he or she has qualified and been licensed under this code.
(2) An agent shall be required to have a separate appointment as to each insurer by whom he or she is appointed as an agent. An agent must appoint himself or herself before performing the functions of a viatical settlement broker.
(3) The department may issue a single appointment covering both life and health insurances to an individual licensed as to both such kinds of insurance and appointed as agent as to both such kinds by the same insurer.
(4) If requested in writing by the applicant or payor entitled thereto within 60 days after the denial or disapproval of an appointment, the department shall refund to the applicant or payor entitled thereto any state and county taxes received by it in connection with the application for the appointment. The appointment fee is not subject to refund. No refund shall be made under any circumstances after issuance of an appointment. No refund shall be made if the applicable appointment year has commenced before receipt by the department of the request for cancellation of the appointment and refund.
(5) A title agent or title agency license must be limited to selling title insurance only for the appointing title insurer or insurers.
History.—s. 212, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 63-17; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 71-57; s. 2, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 177, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 9, ch. 85-208; ss. 34, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 92-318; s. 224, ch. 97-102; s. 19, ch. 98-199; s. 10, ch. 2005-237.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.341 - Additional appointments; general lines, life, and health agents.

626.341 Additional appointments; general lines, life, and health agents.—
(1) At any time while a licensee’s license is in force, an insurer may apply to the department or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process on behalf of a licensee for an additional appointment as general lines agent or life or health agent for an additional insurer or insurers. The application for appointment shall set forth all information the department may require. Upon receipt of the appointment and payment of the applicable appointment taxes and fees, the department may issue the additional appointment without, in its discretion, further investigation concerning the applicant.
(2) A life or health agent with an appointment in force may solicit applications for policies of insurance on behalf of an insurer with respect to which he or she is not an appointed life or health agent, unless otherwise provided by contract, if such agent simultaneously with the submission to such insurer of the application for insurance solicited by him or her requests the insurer to appoint him or her as agent. However, no commissions shall be paid by such insurer to the agent until such time as an additional appointment with respect to such insurer has been received by the department or person designated by the department to administer the appointment process pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1).
History.—s. 213, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 7, 10, ch. 80-341; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 178, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 10, ch. 85-208; ss. 35, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 225, ch. 97-102; s. 34, ch. 2003-267; s. 27, ch. 2003-281.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.342 - Furnishing supplies to unlicensed agent prohibited; civil liability.

626.342 Furnishing supplies to unlicensed agent prohibited; civil liability.—
(1) An insurer, a managing general agent, an insurance agency, or an agent, directly or through a representative, may not furnish to an agent any blank forms, applications, stationery, or other supplies to be used in soliciting, negotiating, or effecting contracts of insurance on its behalf unless such blank forms, applications, stationery, or other supplies relate to a class of business for which the agent is licensed and appointed, whether for that insurer or another insurer.
(2) An insurer, general agent, insurance agency, or agent who furnishes any of the supplies specified in subsection (1) to an agent or prospective agent not appointed to represent the insurer and who accepts from or writes any insurance business for such agent or agency is subject to civil liability to an insured of such insurer to the same extent and manner as if such agent or prospective agent had been appointed or authorized by the insurer or such agent to act on its or his or her behalf. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to insurance risk apportionment plans under s. 627.351.
(3) This section does not apply to the placing of surplus lines business under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937.
History.—ss. 8, 10, ch. 80-341; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 179, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 84-75; ss. 36, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 226, ch. 97-102; s. 20, ch. 98-199; s. 14, ch. 2005-257; s. 15, ch. 2012-209.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.382 - Continuation, expiration of license; insurance agencies.

626.382 Continuation, expiration of license; insurance agencies.—The license of an insurance agency shall continue in force until canceled, suspended, or revoked or until it is otherwise terminated or expires by operation of law.
History.—ss. 182(2nd), 807, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 15, ch. 2005-257; s. 15, ch. 2014-123.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.431 - Effect of expiration of license and appointment.

626.431 Effect of expiration of license and appointment.—
(1) Upon the expiration of any person’s appointment, as provided in s. 626.381, the person shall be without any authority conferred by the appointment and shall not engage or attempt to engage in any activity requiring an appointment.
(2) When a licensee’s last appointment for a particular class of insurance has been terminated or not renewed, the department must notify the licensee that his or her eligibility for appointment as such an appointee will expire unless he or she is appointed prior to expiration of the 48-month period referred to in subsection (3).
(3) An individual who fails to maintain an appointment with an appointing entity writing the class of business listed on his or her license during any 48-month period shall not be granted an appointment for that class of insurance until he or she qualifies as a first-time applicant.
History.—s. 222, ch. 59-205; s. 5, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 189, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 12, ch. 85-208; ss. 40, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 59, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 227, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 2001-142; s. 935, ch. 2003-261; s. 39, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXXVII - Insurance › Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations › Part I - Insurance Representatives: Licensing Procedures and General Requirements (Ss. 626.011-626.711) › 626.441 - License or appointment; transferability.

626.441 License or appointment; transferability.—A license or appointment issued under this part is valid only as to the person named and is not transferable to another person. No licensee or appointee shall allow any other person to transact insurance by utilizing the license or appointment issued to such licensee or appointee.
History.—s. 223, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 190, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 41, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.