Florida Statutes
Part III - Authorization of Insurers and General Requirements (Ss. 624.401-624.491)
624.468 - Continuing requirements for certificate of authority.


(1) Maintenance of competent and trustworthy persons to service the program, as further specified in s. 624.466(7). Written notice shall be provided to the office before changing the fund’s method of fulfilling its servicing requirements.
(2) Maintenance of a risk management program as further specified in s. 624.466(6).
(3) Maintenance of a deposit of cash or securities in the amount of $100,000, or a surety bond in lieu thereof, as further specified in s. 624.466(9).
(4) Maintenance of excess insurance in accordance with sound actuarial principles, unless waived by the office, as further specified in s. 624.466(10).
(5) Maintenance of a fidelity bond, as further specified in s. 624.466(11).
(6) Maintenance of appropriate funded loss reserves determined in accordance with sound actuarial principles satisfactory to the office.
(7) Any self-insurance fund which holds a certificate of authority on or after January 1, 1998, shall maintain surplus to policyholders in a positive amount.
(8) Each fund shall have and maintain its principal place of business in this state and shall therein make available to the office upon reasonable notice complete records of its assets, transactions, and affairs in accordance with such methods and systems as are customary for, or suitable to, the kind or kinds of business transacted.
(9) A fund shall file such reports with the office as are required by s. 624.470.
(10) A fund shall report to the office within 15 days of a determination that the actual premiums written or liability assumed or any other factor which substantially contributes to the financial condition of the plan deviates by more than 25 percent from the projections used in the most recent annual report, as required by s. 624.470 or, if the first annual report has not yet been filed, projections used in the initial plan of operation.
(11) Payment of the annual license tax provided for in s. 624.501(3).
(12) A fund shall maintain records which will confirm that membership in the fund is in accordance with the constitution or bylaws of the association as required by s. 624.462(3). The office may request from the fund, not more than annually, a certification which confirms that all members of the fund are members of the association and are in compliance with the constitution or bylaws of the association and may require that the fund submit a plan, acceptable to the office, to eliminate membership that does not comply with s. 624.462(3).
History.—s. 29, ch. 86-160; s. 15, ch. 90-249; s. 5, ch. 90-366; s. 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 12, ch. 95-211; s. 5, ch. 97-262; s. 828, ch. 2003-261.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 624 - Insurance Code: Administration and General Provisions

Part III - Authorization of Insurers and General Requirements (Ss. 624.401-624.491)

624.401 - Certificate of authority required.

624.402 - Exceptions, certificate of authority required.

624.4031 - Church benefit plans and church benefit board.

624.404 - General eligibility of insurers for certificate of authority.

624.4055 - Restrictions on existing private passenger automobile insurance.

624.406 - Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer.

624.407 - Surplus required; new insurers.

624.40711 - Restrictions on insurers that are wholly owned subsidiaries of insurers to do business in state.

624.4073 - Officers and directors of insolvent insurers.

624.408 - Surplus required; current insurers.

624.4085 - Risk-based capital requirements for insurers.

624.40851 - Confidentiality of risk-based capital information.

624.4094 - Bail bond premiums.

624.4095 - Premiums written; restrictions.

624.410 - Permissible insuring combinations without additional capital funds.

624.411 - Deposit requirement; domestic insurers and foreign insurers.

624.412 - Deposit of alien insurers.

624.413 - Application for certificate of authority.

624.4135 - Redomestication.

624.414 - Issuance or refusal of authority.

624.415 - Ownership of certificate of authority; return.

624.416 - Continuance, expiration, reinstatement, and amendment of certificate of authority.

624.418 - Suspension, revocation of certificate of authority for violations and special grounds.

624.420 - Order, notice of suspension or revocation of certificate of authority; effect; publication.

624.421 - Duration of suspension; insurer’s obligations during suspension period; reinstatement.

624.4211 - Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation.

624.4212 - Confidentiality of proprietary business and other information.

624.4213 - Trade secret documents.

624.422 - Service of process; appointment of Chief Financial Officer as process agent.

624.423 - Serving process.

624.424 - Annual statement and other information.

624.4241 - NAIC filing requirements.

624.4243 - Reporting of premium growth.

624.4245 - Change in controlling interest of foreign or alien insurer; report required.

624.425 - Agent countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance.

624.426 - Exceptions to countersignature law.

624.428 - Licensed agent law, life and health insurances.

624.430 - Withdrawal of insurer or discontinuance of writing certain kinds or lines of insurance.

624.4305 - Nonrenewal of residential property insurance policies.

624.4315 - Workers’ compensation insurers; notice of significant underwriting change.

624.436 - Florida Nonprofit Multiple-Employer Welfare Arrangement Act.

624.4361 - Definitions.

624.437 - “Multiple-employer welfare arrangement” defined; certificate of authority required; penalty.

624.438 - General eligibility.

624.4385 - Certain words prohibited in name of organization.

624.439 - Filing of application.

624.4392 - Fund balance.

624.44 - Examination by the office.

624.441 - Insolvency protection.

624.4411 - Administrative, provider, and management contracts.

624.4412 - Policy forms.

624.4414 - Employer participants’ liability.

624.4415 - Assessments.

624.4416 - Assessments by receiver.

624.4417 - Certain sales prohibited.

624.442 - Annual reports; actuarial certification; quarterly reports; penalties.

624.443 - Place of business; maintenance of records.

624.4431 - Administration; rules.

624.4432 - Assets, liabilities, and investments.

624.444 - Suspension, revocation of approval.

624.445 - Order, notice, duration, effect of suspension or revocation; administrative fine.

624.446 - Rehabilitation, dissolution.

624.447 - Certificate of insurance for contractors.

624.448 - Assets of insurers; reporting requirements.

624.449 - Insurer investment in foreign companies.

624.45 - Participation of financial institutions in reinsurance and in insurance exchanges.

624.460 - Short title.

624.461 - Definition.

624.462 - Commercial self-insurance funds.

624.4621 - Group self-insurance funds.

624.4622 - Local government self-insurance funds.

624.46223 - Notice of intent to withdraw.

624.46225 - Self-insured public utilities.

624.46226 - Public housing authorities self-insurance funds; exemption for taxation and assessments.

624.4623 - Independent Educational Institution Self-Insurance Funds.

624.4625 - Corporation not for profit self-insurance funds.

624.4626 - Electric cooperative self-insurance fund.

624.464 - Certificate of authority required; penalties.

624.466 - Application requirements for certificate of authority.

624.468 - Continuing requirements for certificate of authority.

624.470 - Annual reports.

624.472 - Member’s liability.

624.473 - Dividends.

624.474 - Assessments.

624.4741 - Venue in assessment actions.

624.475 - Tax on premiums, contributions, and assessments.

624.476 - Impaired self-insurance funds.

624.477 - Liquidation, rehabilitation, reorganization, and conservation.

624.480 - Filing, approval, and disapproval of forms.

624.482 - Making and use of rates.

624.483 - Self-insurer members; payment of delinquent premiums and assessments.

624.484 - Registration of agent.

624.486 - Examination.

624.487 - Enforcement of specified insurance provisions.

624.488 - Applicability of related laws.

624.489 - Liability of trustees of self-insurance trust fund and directors of self-insurance funds operating as corporations.

624.490 - Registration of pharmacy benefit managers.

624.491 - Pharmacy audits.