Florida Statutes
Chapter 642 - Legal Expense Insurance
642.043 - Grounds for Discretionary Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Appointment of Sales Representatives.


(1) Any cause for which granting of the license or appointment could have been refused had it been known to the department at the time of application.
(2) Violation of any provision of ss. 642.011-642.049, or of any other law applicable to the business of legal expense insurance in the course of dealings under the license or appointment.
(3) Violation of any lawful order or rule of the office, commission, or department.
(4) Failure or refusal to pay over, upon demand, to any insurer he or she represents, or has represented, any money which belongs to the insurer.
(5) In the conduct of business under the license or appointment, having engaged in unfair methods of competition or in unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as such methods, acts, or practices are defined under part IX of chapter 626, or having otherwise shown himself or herself to be a source of injury or loss to the public or detrimental to the public interest.
(6) Having been found guilty of, or having pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States of America or any state thereof or under the law of any other country, whether or not a judgment of conviction has been entered.
History.—s. 1, ch. 79-103; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 17, 20, 21, ch. 83-278; s. 55, ch. 87-226; s. 56, ch. 88-166; s. 181, ch. 91-108; ss. 6, 7, ch. 93-147; s. 499, ch. 97-102; s. 9, ch. 2001-64; s. 1647, ch. 2003-261.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 642 - Legal Expense Insurance

642.011 - Short Title.

642.013 - Purpose.

642.015 - Definitions.

642.016 - Chapter Exclusive; Applicability of Other Laws.

642.017 - Exemptions.

642.019 - Organization of Legal Expense Insurance Corporations.

642.021 - Certificate of Authority.

642.022 - Insurance Business Not Authorized.

642.023 - Required Deposit or Bond.

642.024 - Levy Upon Deposit.

642.025 - Policy and Certificate Forms.

642.0261 - Net Worth Required of Applicants.

642.0262 - Net Worth Required to Maintain Certificate of Authority.

642.027 - Premium Rates.

642.029 - Contracts by Insurers.

642.0301 - Filing, License, Statement, and Miscellaneous Fees.

642.032 - Provisions of General Insurance Law Applicable to Legal Expense Insurance Corporations.

642.0331 - Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of Certificate.

642.0334 - Order; Notice of Suspension or Revocation of Certificate; Effect; Publication.

642.0336 - Duration of Suspension; Obligations During Suspension; Reinstatement.

642.0338 - Administrative Fine in Lieu of Suspension or Revocation.

642.034 - License and Appointment Required.

642.036 - Sales Representatives to Be Licensed and Appointed.

642.038 - Reporting and Accounting for Funds.

642.041 - Grounds for Compulsory Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Appointment of Contracting Sales Representatives.

642.043 - Grounds for Discretionary Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License or Appointment of Sales Representatives.

642.045 - Procedure for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License and Appointment of Sales Representative; Departmental Action Upon Violation by Licensed Insurance Agent.

642.047 - Administrative Fine in Lieu of Suspension or Revocation of License or Appointment.

642.0475 - Civil Remedy.

642.048 - Prohibited Sales.

642.049 - Construction.