1(1) This part may not be construed to prevent an executive officer of any insurer, an employee of an insurer handling claims with respect to health insurance, an employee of an insurer handling claims with respect to residential property insurance in which the amount of coverage for the applicable type of loss is contractually limited to $500 or less, or the duly designated attorney or agent authorized and acting for subscribers to reciprocal insurers from adjusting any claim loss or damage under any insurance contract of such insurer.
(2) If any such officer, employee, attorney, or agent in connection with the adjustment of any such claim, loss, or damage engages in any of the misconduct described in or contemplated by s. 626.611(1)(f), the office may suspend or revoke the insurer’s certificate of authority.
History.—s. 324, ch. 59-205; s. 3, ch. 65-16; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 276, 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 975, ch. 2003-261; s. 24, ch. 2014-123; s. 7, ch. 2017-147; s. 30, ch. 2017-175.
1Note.—As amended by s. 7, ch. 2017-147. For a description of multiple acts in the same session affecting a statutory provision, see preface to the Florida Statutes, “Statutory Construction.” Subsection (1) was also amended by s. 30, ch. 2017-175, and that version reads:
(1) This part may not be construed to prevent an executive officer of any insurer, a regularly salaried employee of an insurer handling claims with respect to health insurance, a regular employee of an insurer handling claims with respect to residential property when the sublimit coverage does not exceed $500, or the duly designated attorney or agent authorized and acting for subscribers to reciprocal insurers, from adjusting any claim loss or damage under any insurance contract of such insurer.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 626 - Insurance Field Representatives and Operations
Part VI - Insurance Adjusters (Ss. 626.851-626.8797)
626.853 - Part supplements licensing law.
626.854 - “Public adjuster” defined; prohibitions.
626.8548 - “All-lines adjuster” defined.
626.855 - “Independent adjuster” defined.
626.856 - “Company employee adjuster” defined.
626.8561 - “Public adjuster apprentice” defined.
626.8582 - “Nonresident public adjuster” defined.
626.8584 - “Nonresident all-lines adjuster” defined.
626.859 - “Catastrophe” or “emergency” adjuster defined.
626.860 - Attorneys at law; exemption.
626.862 - Agents; adjustments by.
626.8621 - Adjustments by guaranty association employees.
626.863 - Claims referrals to independent adjusters.
626.864 - Adjuster license types.
626.865 - Public adjuster’s qualifications, bond.
626.8651 - Public adjuster apprentice appointment; qualifications.
626.866 - All-lines adjuster qualifications.
626.8685 - Portable electronics insurance claims; exemption; licensure restriction.
626.869 - License, adjusters; continuing education.
626.8696 - Application for adjusting firm license.
626.8697 - Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of adjusting firm license.
626.8698 - Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices.
626.870 - Application for license.
626.871 - Reappointment after military service.
626.8732 - Nonresident public adjuster’s qualifications, bond.
626.8734 - Nonresident all-lines adjuster license qualifications.
626.8736 - Nonresident independent or public adjusters; service of process.
626.8737 - Nonresident adjusters; retaliatory provision.
626.8738 - Penalty for violation.
626.874 - Catastrophe or emergency adjusters.
626.876 - Exclusive employment; public adjusters, all-lines adjusters.
626.877 - Adjustments to comply with insurance contract and law.
626.878 - Rules; code of ethics.
626.8795 - Public adjusters; prohibition of conflict of interest.