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Florida Statutes, Title XXXVII

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Title XXXVII, Insurance

19 chapters · 2,278 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XXXVII2,278 Ch 627, Insurance Rates and Contracts626 Ch 626, Insurance Field Representatives and …368 Ch 624, Insurance Code: Administration and G…222 Ch 641, Health Care Service Programs165 Ch 634, Warranty Associations154 Ch 631, Insurer Insolvency; Guaranty of Payment150 Ch 628, Stock and Mutual Insurers; Holding C…100 Ch 633, Fire Prevention and Control89 Ch 636, Prepaid Limited Health Service Organ…79 Ch 625, Accounting, Investments, and Deposit…78 Ch 651, Continuing Care Contracts54 Ch 648, Bail Bond Agents49 Ch 629, Reciprocal Insurers35 Ch 632, Fraternal Benefit Societies35

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Fla. Stat. § 642.036 Sales representatives to be licensed and appointed
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Sales representatives of legal expense insurers shall be licensed, appointed, renewed, continued, reinstated, or terminated as prescribed in chapter 626 for insurance representatives in general, and shall pay the license and appointment fees prescribed in s. 624.501. No employee …
Fla. Stat. § 642.038 Reporting and accounting for funds
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(1) All funds belonging to an insurer or other person received by a sales representative in transactions under his or her license and appointment shall be trust funds so received by such representative in a fiduciary capacity; and the representative, in the applicable regular cou…
Fla. Stat. § 642.041 Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of contracting sales representatives
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The department shall, pursuant to the insurance code, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of any sales representative or the license or appointment of any general lines agent if it finds that, as to the sales representative or general …
Fla. Stat. § 642.043 Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives

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The department may, in its discretion, deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of any sales representative if it finds that, as to the representative, any one or more of the following applicable grounds exist under circumstances for which …

Fla. Stat. § 642.045 Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license and appointment of sales representative; departmental action upon violation by licensed insurance agent

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(1) If any sales representative is convicted by a court of a violation of any provision of ss. 642.011-642.049, the license and appointment of such individual shall thereby be deemed to be immediately revoked without any further procedure relative thereto by the department.(2) Wh…

Fla. Stat. § 642.047 Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation of license or appointment

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(1) If, pursuant to procedures provided for in ss. 642.011-642.049, it is found that one or more grounds exist for the suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew or continue, any license or appointment issued under ss. 642.011-642.049, and except when such suspension, revoc…

Fla. Stat. § 642.0475 Civil remedy

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(1) Any person damaged by a violation of the provisions of this chapter may bring a civil action against a person violating such provisions in the circuit court of the county in which the alleged violator resides, or has his or her principal place of business, or in the county wh…

Fla. Stat. § 642.048 Prohibited sales

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No insurer of prepaid legal services and no legal expense insurance corporation shall market on the premises of any establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages any insurance policy or contract which makes provision for legal services or indemnifies for the cost of legal se…

Fla. Stat. § 642.049 Construction

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Nothing contained in ss. 642.011-642.049 shall be construed to regulate the practice of law or limit the powers or authority of the Supreme Court of Florida in the regulation of the conduct of attorneys.History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 20, 21, ch. 83-278; ss. 6, 7…

Fla. Stat. § 647.01 Purpose and scope

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(1) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by creating a comprehensive legal framework within which travel insurance may be sold in this state.(2) This chapter applies to:(a) Travel insurance that covers any resident of this state and that is sold, solicited…

Fla. Stat. § 647.02 Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Aggregator site” means a website that provides access to information regarding insurance products from more than one insurer, including product and insurer information, for use in comparison shopping.(2) “Blanket travel insurance” means a po…

Fla. Stat. § 647.03 Premium tax

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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Primary certificateholder” means an individual who purchases travel insurance under a group policy.(b) “Primary policyholder” means an individual who purchases individual travel insurance.(2) A travel insurer shall pay the premium tax, a…

Fla. Stat. § 647.04 Travel protection plans

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A travel protection plan may be offered for one price for the combined features that the travel protection plan offers in this state if the travel protection plan meets all of the following requirements:(1) The travel protection plan clearly discloses to the consumer, at or befor…

Fla. Stat. § 647.05 Sales practices

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(1)(a) All documents provided to a consumer before the purchase of travel insurance, including, but not limited to, sales materials, advertising materials, and marketing materials, must be consistent with the travel insurance policy, including, but not limited to, forms, endorsem…

Fla. Stat. § 647.06 Travel administrators

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Florida Insurance Code, a person may not act or represent himself or herself as a travel administrator in this state unless the person:(a) Is a licensed and appointed property and casualty insurance producer in this state for activit…

Fla. Stat. § 647.07 Travel insurance policy

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Florida Insurance Code, travel insurance shall be classified and filed for purposes of rates and forms under the inland marine line of insurance; however, travel insurance that provides coverage for sickness, accident, disability, or…

Fla. Stat. § 647.08 Rulemaking authority

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The department shall adopt rules to administer this chapter.History.—s. 22, ch. 2020-63.

Fla. Stat. § 648.24 Declaration of public policy

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It is the public policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature that a bond for which fees or premiums are charged must be executed by a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to this chapter in connection with the pretrial or appellate release of a criminal defendant and shal…

Fla. Stat. § 648.25 Definitions

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As used in this chapter, the term:(1) “Appointment” means the authority given by an insurer or the managing general agent of an insurer through the department to a licensee to transact insurance or adjust claims on behalf of the insurer or managing general agent.(2) “Bail bond ag…

Fla. Stat. § 648.26 Department of Financial Services; administration

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(1) The department shall administer the provisions of this chapter as provided in this chapter.(a) The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter conferring powers or duties upon it.(b) The department …

Fla. Stat. § 648.27 Licenses and appointments; general

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(1) A license may not be issued except in compliance with this chapter, and may not be issued except to an individual. A firm, partnership, association, or corporation, as such, may not be licensed.(2) For the protection of the people of this state, the department may not issue, …

Fla. Stat. § 648.279 Scope of license

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The issuance of a license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall confer upon the holder the right to perform all duties and powers as authorized or conferred by the laws of this state.History.—s. 5, ch. 96-372.

Fla. Stat. § 648.285 Bond agency; ownership requirements; applications for bail bond agency licenses

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(1) A person may not own, control, manage, or otherwise have a pecuniary interest in a bail bond agency unless such individual is licensed pursuant to s. 648.27, appointed through the department, and actively engaged as a bail bond agent for at least the preceding 24 months. Any …

Fla. Stat. § 648.29 Build-up funds posted by bail bond agent

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(1) All build-up funds pledged to indemnify an insurer which are posted by a bail bond agent or agency with the insurer must be held in an individual build-up trust account for the agent or agency in an FDIC-approved or FSLIC-approved bank or savings and loan association in this …

Fla. Stat. § 648.295 Reporting and accounting of funds

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(1) All premiums, return premiums, or other funds belonging to insurers or others received by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter in transactions under her or his license are trust funds received by the licensee in a fiduciary capacity, and the licensee must account for an…

Fla. Stat. § 648.30 Licensure and appointment required; prohibited acts; penalties

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(1)(a) A person or entity may not act in the capacity of a bail bond agent or bail bond agency or perform any of the functions, duties, or powers prescribed for bail bond agents or bail bond agencies under this chapter unless that person or entity is qualified, licensed, and appo…

Fla. Stat. § 648.31 Appointment taxes and fees

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The department shall collect in advance all appointment taxes and fees for the issuance of any appointment to a bail bond agent as provided in s. 624.501. There is no fee for the issuance of any appointment to a bail bond agency.History.—s. 5, ch. 29621, 1955; s. 2, ch. 59-326; s…

Fla. Stat. § 648.315 Number of applications for licensure required

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After a license as a bail bond agent has been issued to an individual, the same individual is not required to file another application for a similar license unless:(1) Specifically ordered by the department to complete a new application; or(2) A period of 48 months transpires bet…

Fla. Stat. § 648.33 Bail bond rates

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(1) Bail bond rates are subject to the provisions of part I of chapter 627 of the insurance code.(2) It is unlawful for a bail bond agent to execute a bail bond without charging a premium therefor, and the premium rate may not exceed or be less than the premium rate as filed with…

Fla. Stat. § 648.34 Bail bond agents; qualifications

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(1) An application for licensure as a bail bond agent must be submitted on forms prescribed by the department. The application must include the applicant’s full name; date of birth; social security number; residence, business, and mailing addresses; contact telephone numbers, inc…

Fla. Stat. § 648.35 Professional bail bond agent; qualifications

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In addition to the qualifications prescribed in s. 648.34, to qualify as a professional bail bond agent an applicant shall:(1) File with his or her application for licensure and with each application for renewal or continuation of his or her appointment a detailed financial state…

Fla. Stat. § 648.355 Limited surety agents and professional bail bond agents; qualifications

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(1) The applicant shall furnish, with the application for license, a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints in accordance with s. 626.171(4). The department may not issue a license under this section until the department has received a report from the Department of Law Enfo…

Fla. Stat. § 648.36 Bail bond agent’s records

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Each licensee must maintain in his or her office such records of bail bonds executed or countersigned by him or her to enable the department to obtain all necessary information concerning such bail bonds for at least 3 years after the liability of the surety has been terminated. …

Fla. Stat. § 648.365 Statistical reporting requirements; penalty for failure to comply

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(1) Each insurer and each bail bond agent who writes bail bonds in this state, shall maintain and transmit the following information, based on their Florida bail bond business, to the department or office when requested and shall report the information separately for each company…

Fla. Stat. § 648.38 Licensure examination for bail bond agents; time; place; fees; scope

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(1) Upon approval by the department of a licensure application, the applicant for licensure as a bail bond agent shall appear in person to take a written examination prepared by the department, or by a person designated by the department for that purpose, testing the applicant’s …

Fla. Stat. § 648.381 Reexamination

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Any applicant for licensure who has taken an examination and failed to make a passing grade, has failed to appear for the examination, or has failed to take or complete the examination at the time and place specified in the notice of the department may take additional examination…

Fla. Stat. § 648.382 Appointment of bail bond agents and bail bond agencies; effective date of appointment

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(1)(a) Each insurer or managing general agent appointing a bail bond agent or bail bond agency in this state must file the appointment with the department and, at the same time, pay the applicable appointment fees and taxes. A person appointed under this section must hold a valid…

Fla. Stat. § 648.383 Renewal, continuation, reinstatement, and termination of appointment; bail bond agents

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(1) The appointment of a bail bond agent shall continue in force unless suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated, subject to a renewal request filed by the appointing entity in the appointee’s birth month and every 24 months thereafter. A renewal request must be filed with the…

Fla. Stat. § 648.384 Effect of expiration of appointment; bail bond agents

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(1) Upon the expiration of any person’s appointment as provided in s. 648.383, such person is without any authority to engage or attempt to engage in any activity requiring such appointment.(2) If a bail bond agent fails to maintain an appointment with an insurer during any 48-mo…

Fla. Stat. § 648.385 Continuing education required; requirements

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(1) The purpose of this section is to establish requirements and standards for continuing education courses for persons authorized to write bail bonds in this state.(2) Each person subject to this chapter must complete a minimum of 14 hours of continuing education courses every 2…

Fla. Stat. § 648.386 Qualifications for prelicensing and continuing education schools and instructors

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(1) DEFINITION OF “CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION”.—As used in this section, the term “classroom instruction” means a course designed to be presented to a group of students by a live instructor using lecture, video, webcast, or virtual or other audio-video presentation.(2) SCHOOLS AND CUR…

Fla. Stat. § 648.387 Bail bond agent in charge; duties

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(1) The owner or operator of a bail bond agency shall designate a bail bond agent in charge for each location, and shall file with the department the name and license number of the person and the address of the location on a form approved by the department. The designation of the…

Fla. Stat. § 648.3875 Bail bond agent in charge; qualifications

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(1) An application for designation as a bail bond agent in charge must be submitted on forms prescribed by the department. The application must include the applicant’s full name and the applicant’s license number issued pursuant to s. 648.27.(2) To qualify as a bail bond agent in…

Fla. Stat. § 648.388 Insurer must appoint managing general agent

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Any insurer regularly engaged in the execution of bail bonds in this state shall have a managing general agent in this state to supervise its agents. Upon the appointment of a managing general agent, the insurer shall file with the department an affidavit under oath, executed by …

Fla. Stat. § 648.39 Termination of appointment of managing general agents, bail bond agents, and bail bond agencies

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(1) An insurer that terminates the appointment of a managing general agent, bail bond agent, or bail bond agency shall, within 10 days after such termination, file written notice thereof with the department together with a statement that it has given or mailed notice to the termi…

Fla. Stat. § 648.40 Application for appointment of professional bail bond agents; termination

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(1) Upon licensure as a professional bail bond agent, the licensee shall file an application for appointment with the department together with the required appointment fees and taxes as prescribed in s. 624.501.(2) Any professional bail bond agent who discontinues writing bail bo…

Fla. Stat. § 648.42 Registration of bail bond agents

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A bail bond agent may not become a surety on an undertaking unless he or she has registered in the office of the sheriff and with the clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the bail bond agent resides. The bail bond agent may register in a like manner in any other coun…

Fla. Stat. § 648.421 Notice of change of address or telephone number

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Each licensee under this chapter shall notify in writing the department, insurer, managing general agent, and the clerk of each court in which the licensee is registered within 10 working days after a change in the licensee’s principal business address or telephone number. The li…

Fla. Stat. § 648.43 Power of attorney; approval by office; filing of copies; notification of transfer bond

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(1) Every insurer engaged in the writing of bail bonds through bail bond agents in this state shall submit to the office for prior approval a sample power of attorney, which shall be the only form of power of attorney the insurer issues to bail bond agents in this state.(2) Every…

Fla. Stat. § 648.44 Prohibitions; penalty

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(1) A bail bond agent or bail bond agency may not:(a) Suggest or advise the employment of, or name for employment, any particular attorney or attorneys to represent his or her principal.(b) Directly or indirectly solicit business in or on the property or grounds of a jail, prison…