(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.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations
626.016 - Powers and duties of department, commission, and office.
626.025 - Consumer protections.
626.0428 - Agency personnel powers, duties, and limitations.
626.141 - Violation not to affect validity of insurance.
626.172 - Application for insurance agency license.
626.173 - Insurance agency closure; cancellation of licenses.
626.175 - Temporary licensing.
626.181 - Number of applications for licensure required.
626.191 - Repeated applications.
626.202 - Fingerprinting requirements.
626.211 - Approval, disapproval of application.
626.221 - Examination requirement; exemptions.
626.231 - Eligibility; application for examination.
626.241 - Scope of examination.
626.2415 - Annual report of results of life insurance examinations.
626.251 - Time and place of examination; notice.
626.261 - Conduct of examination.
626.266 - Printing of examinations or related materials to preserve examination security.
626.271 - Examination fee; determination, refund.
626.2815 - Continuing education requirements.
626.291 - Examination results; denial, issuance of license.
626.292 - Transfer of license from another state.
626.301 - Form and contents of licenses, in general.
626.321 - Limited licenses and registration.
626.322 - License, appointment; certain military installations.
626.331 - Number of appointments permitted or required.
626.341 - Additional appointments; general lines, life, and health agents.
626.342 - Furnishing supplies to unlicensed agent prohibited; civil liability.
626.371 - Payment of fees, taxes for appointment period without appointment.
626.381 - Renewal, continuation, reinstatement, or termination of appointment.
626.382 - Continuation, expiration of license; insurance agencies.
626.431 - Effect of expiration of license and appointment.
626.441 - License or appointment; transferability.
626.451 - Appointment of agent or other representative.
626.461 - Continuation of appointment of agent or other representative.
626.471 - Termination of appointment.
626.511 - Reasons for termination; confidential information.
626.536 - Reporting of administrative actions.
626.541 - Firm, corporate, and business names; officers; associates; notice of changes.
626.551 - Notice of change of address, name.
626.561 - Reporting and accounting for funds.
626.571 - Delinquent agencies; notice of trusteeship.
626.5715 - Parity of regulation of insurance agents and agencies.
626.572 - Rebating; when allowed.
626.581 - Commissions contingent upon adjustment savings; prohibition.
626.591 - Penalty for violation of s. 626.581.
626.593 - Insurance agent; written contract for compensation.
626.601 - Improper conduct; inquiry; fingerprinting.
626.602 - Insurance agency names; disapproval.
626.6115 - Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of insurance agency license.
626.6215 - Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of insurance agency license.
626.631 - Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license.
626.641 - Duration of suspension or revocation.
626.6515 - Effect of suspension or revocation upon associated agencies.