Florida Statutes
Part V - Title Insurance Agents (Ss. 626.841-626.8473)
626.8412 - License and appointments required.


(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part:
(a) Title insurance may be sold only by a licensed and appointed title insurance agent employed by a licensed and appointed title insurance agency or employed by a title insurer.
(b) A title insurance agent may not sell a title insurance policy issued by an insurer for which the agent and the agency do not hold a current appointment.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person, other than a title insurance agency or an employee of a title insurance agency, may not perform any of the functions of a title insurance agency without a title insurance agency license.
History.—s. 13, ch. 92-318; s. 5, ch. 2014-112; s. 38, ch. 2022-138.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations

Part V - Title Insurance Agents (Ss. 626.841-626.8473)

626.841 - Definitions.

626.8411 - Application of Florida Insurance Code provisions to title insurance agents or agencies.

626.8412 - License and appointments required.

626.8413 - Title insurance agents; certain names prohibited.

626.8414 - Qualifications for examination.

626.8417 - Title insurance agent licensure; exemptions.

626.8418 - Application for title insurance agency license.

626.8419 - Appointment of title insurance agency.

626.84195 - Confidentiality of information supplied by title insurance agencies and insurers.

626.842 - Credit and character reports.

626.84201 - Nonresident title insurance agents.

626.8421 - Number of appointments permitted or required.

626.8423 - Investigation of applicants for license or renewal or continuation.

626.8427 - Number of applications for licensure required; exemption; effect of expiration of license.

626.843 - Renewal, continuation, reinstatement, termination of title insurance agent’s and title insurance agency’s appointments.

626.8433 - Filing of reasons for terminating appointments of title insurance agent and title insurance agency; confidential information.

626.8437 - Grounds for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew license or appointment.

626.844 - Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment.

626.8443 - Duration of suspension or revocation.

626.8447 - Effect of suspension or revocation upon other licensees, appointees.

626.845 - Cancellation of license.

626.8453 - Penalty for violation.

626.8457 - Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation of license or appointment.

626.846 - Probation.

626.8463 - Witnesses and evidence.

626.8467 - Testimony compelled; immunity from prosecution.

626.847 - Penalty for refusal to testify.

626.8473 - Escrow; trust fund.