Florida Statutes
Part I - Stock and Mutual Insurers: Organization and Corporate Procedures (Ss. 628.011-628.535)
628.051 - Application for permit to form insurer; contents; fee.


(1) No domestic insurer shall be formed unless the persons so proposing have received a permit from the office.
(2) Written application for such permit shall be filed with the office. Such application and filing shall include:
(a) The name, type, and purpose of insurer.
(b) The name, residence address, business background, and qualifications of each person associated or to be associated in the formation or financing of the insurer. Each such person with an ownership interest of 10 percent or more, or who will hold a position as an officer or director, must furnish on forms adopted by the commission and supplied by the office a sworn biographical statement, legible copies of fingerprints, and authority for release of information in regard to the investigation of such person’s background.
(c) A full disclosure of the terms of all understandings and agreements existing or proposed among persons so associated relative to the insurer, or the formation or financing thereof, accompanied by a copy of each such agreement or understanding.
(d) A full disclosure of the terms of all understandings and agreements existing or proposed for management or exclusive agency contracts.
(e) A copy of all proposed articles or certificates of incorporation and proposed bylaws of the proposed insurer.
(f) A copy of all articles or certificates of incorporation of involved corporations, if a copy of the same is not already on file in the office.
(g) A copy of all syndicate, association, firm, partnership, organization, or other similar agreements, by whatever name called, involved in the formation of the proposed insurer or its financing.
(h) If the applicant is a reciprocal insurer, a copy of the power of attorney and of other agreements existing or proposed as affecting investors, subscribers, the attorney in fact, or the applicant.
(i) A copy of any security, or of any proposed document evidencing any right or interest, proposed to be offered.
(j) Such other pertinent information and documents as reasonably requested by the commission or office.

(3) The application shall be accompanied by the filing fee specified in s. 624.501.
History.—s. 625, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 634, 665, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 67, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1258, ch. 2003-261.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 628 - Stock and Mutual Insurers; Holding Companies

Part I - Stock and Mutual Insurers: Organization and Corporate Procedures (Ss. 628.011-628.535)

628.011 - Scope of part.

628.021 - “Stock insurer” defined.

628.031 - “Mutual insurer” defined.

628.041 - Applicability of general corporation statutes.

628.051 - Application for permit to form insurer; contents; fee.

628.061 - Investigation of proposed organization.

628.071 - Granting, denial of permit.

628.081 - Incorporation of domestic insurer.

628.091 - Filing, approval of articles of incorporation.

628.101 - Amendment of certificate of incorporation; stock insurer.

628.111 - Amendment of articles of incorporation; mutual insurer.

628.121 - Capital stock; amount; payment.

628.131 - Limitation on organization and stock sales expenses.

628.151 - Insurance business exclusive.

628.152 - Domestic stock insurers; proxies, consents, and authorizations with respect to any voting security.

628.161 - Initial qualifications; mutuals.

628.171 - Formation of mutual insurer; bond.

628.221 - Bylaws of mutual insurer.

628.231 - Directors.

628.251 - Management and exclusive agency contracts.

628.255 - Person with effective control cannot receive commission unless contract approved; penalties.

628.261 - Notice of change of director or officer.

628.271 - Office and records; penalty for unlawful removal of records.

628.281 - Exceptions to requirement that office, records, and assets be maintained in this state.

628.291 - Unauthorized transactions in other states.

628.301 - Membership in mutual insurer.

628.341 - Nonassessable policies; mutual insurers.

628.351 - Nonassessable policies; revocation of authority of mutual insurer.

628.361 - Participating policies.

628.371 - Dividends to stockholders.

628.381 - Dividends to mutual policyholders.

628.391 - Illegal dividends; penalty.

628.401 - Borrowed surplus.

628.411 - Impairment of capital or assets.

628.421 - Assessment of stockholders or members.

628.431 - Mutualization of stock insurers.

628.441 - Converting mutual insurer.

628.451 - Merger or share exchange of stock insurers and other entities.

628.461 - Acquisition of controlling stock.

628.4615 - Specialty insurers; acquisition of controlling stock, ownership interest, assets, or control; merger or consolidation.

628.471 - Mergers; mutual insurers.

628.481 - Bulk reinsurance; stock insurers.

628.491 - Mergers and consolidations; mutual insurers; agreement of bulk reinsurance.

628.501 - Mutual member’s share of assets on liquidation.

628.511 - Ownership or transfer of securities without physical delivery of certificates.

628.520 - Change of domicile of a foreign insurer.

628.525 - Change of domicile of a domestic insurer.

628.530 - Effects of redomestication.

628.535 - Authority to adopt rules.