Florida Statutes
Part I - Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies (Ss. 634.011-634.288)
634.141 - Examination of companies.


(1) Motor vehicle service agreement companies licensed under this part may be subject to periodic examination by the office in the same manner and subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to insurers under part II of chapter 624. The office is not required to conduct periodic examinations pursuant to this section, but may examine a service agreement company at its discretion. An examination conducted pursuant to this section may cover a period of only the most recent 5 years. The costs of examinations conducted pursuant to ss. 624.316(2)(e) and 624.3161(3) may not exceed 10 percent of the companies’ reported net income for the prior year. The commission may by rule establish provisions whereby a company may be exempted from examination.
(2) The office shall determine whether to conduct an examination of a company by considering:
(a) The amount of time that the company has been continuously licensed and operating under the same management and control.
(b) The company’s history of compliance with applicable law.
(c) The number of consumer complaints against the company.
(d) The financial condition of the company, demonstrated by the financial reports submitted pursuant to s. 634.137.

History.—s. 14, ch. 59-110; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 32, 33, ch. 82-234; ss. 23, 68, ch. 91-106; s. 20, ch. 93-195; s. 1432, ch. 2003-261; s. 17, ch. 2010-175; s. 3, ch. 2012-77.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 634 - Warranty Associations

Part I - Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies (Ss. 634.011-634.288)

634.011 - Definitions.

634.021 - Powers of department, commission, and office; rules.

634.023 - Part exclusive; applicability of other laws.

634.031 - License required.

634.041 - Qualifications for license.

634.042 - Prohibited investments and loans.

634.044 - Assets and liabilities.

634.045 - Guarantee agreements.

634.052 - Required deposit.

634.053 - Levy upon deposit limited.

634.061 - Application for and issuance of license.

634.071 - License continuance.

634.081 - Suspension or revocation of license; grounds.

634.095 - Prohibited acts.

634.101 - Order, notice of suspension or revocation of license; effect; publication.

634.111 - Duration of suspension; obligations of company during suspension period; reinstatement.

634.121 - Forms, required procedures, provisions; delivery and definitions.

634.1213 - Noncompliant forms.

634.131 - Tax on premiums and assessments.

634.136 - Office records required.

634.137 - Financial and statistical reporting requirements.

634.141 - Examination of companies.

634.151 - Service of process; appointment of commissioner as process agent.

634.161 - Service of process; method.

634.171 - Salesperson to be licensed and appointed.

634.181 - Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of salespersons.

634.1815 - Rebating; when allowed.

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

634.201 - Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of salespersons.

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

634.221 - Disposition of taxes and fees.

634.231 - Insurance business not authorized.

634.241 - Prohibition against fronting.

634.242 - Injunctive proceedings.

634.251 - Penalty for violation.

634.2515 - Penalty for selling agreements of a nonlicensed company.

634.252 - Acquisition.

634.253 - Delinquency proceedings.

634.261 - Voluntary compliance in lieu of suspension or revocation.

634.271 - Civil remedy.

634.2815 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.

634.282 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices defined.

634.2825 - Motor vehicle service agreement cost specified in “price package.”

634.283 - Power of department and office to examine and investigate.

634.284 - Prohibited practices; hearings; procedure; service of process.

634.285 - Cease and desist and penalty orders.

634.2855 - Unauthorized entities; gifts and grants.

634.286 - Appeals from orders of the department or office.

634.287 - Penalty for violation of cease and desist order.

634.288 - Civil liability.