Florida Statutes
Part II - Department of Financial Services (Ss. 624.302-624.36)
624.317 - Investigation of agents, adjusters, administrators, service companies, and others.


(1) The department shall conduct such investigation as it deems necessary of the accounts, records, documents, and transactions pertaining to or affecting the insurance affairs of any agent, adjuster, insurance agency, customer representative, service representative, or other person subject to its jurisdiction, subject to the requirements of s. 626.601.
(2) The office shall conduct such investigation as it deems necessary of the accounts, records, documents, and transactions pertaining to or affecting the insurance affairs of any:
(a) Administrator, service company, or other person subject to its jurisdiction.
(b) Person having a contract or power of attorney under which she or he enjoys in fact the exclusive or dominant right to manage or control an insurer.
(c) Person engaged in or proposing to be engaged in the promotion or formation of:
1. A domestic insurer;
2. An insurance holding corporation; or
3. A corporation to finance a domestic insurer or in the production of the domestic insurer’s business.


History.—s. 32, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-55; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 27, 37, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 83-203; ss. 10, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 179, ch. 97-102; s. 72, ch. 2003-1; s. 772, ch. 2003-261; s. 14, ch. 2003-267; s. 7, ch. 2003-281; s. 16, ch. 2004-390; s. 1, ch. 2005-257; s. 9, ch. 2018-102.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 624 - Insurance Code: Administration and General Provisions

Part II - Department of Financial Services (Ss. 624.302-624.36)

624.302 - Offices.

624.303 - Seal; certified copies as evidence.

624.307 - General powers; duties.

624.308 - Rules.

624.310 - Enforcement; cease and desist orders; removal of certain persons; fines.

624.3102 - Immunity from civil liability for providing department, commission, or office with information about condition of insurer.

624.311 - Records; reproductions; destruction.

624.312 - Reproductions and certified copies of records as evidence.

624.313 - Publications.

624.314 - Publications; Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.

624.315 - Annual report.

624.316 - Examination of insurers.

624.3161 - Market conduct examinations.

624.317 - Investigation of agents, adjusters, administrators, service companies, and others.

624.318 - Conduct of examination or investigation; access to records; correction of accounts; appraisals.

624.319 - Examination and investigation reports.

624.320 - Examination expenses.

624.321 - Witnesses and evidence.

624.322 - Testimony compelled; immunity from prosecution.

624.324 - Hearings.

624.33 - Jurisdiction regarding health or life coverage.

624.34 - Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, certain persons.

624.36 - Coverage of and access to behavioral health care services; complaints; reporting.