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Fla. Stat. § 626.431

Effect of expiration of license and appointment

Known as the Unauthorized Insurers Process Law

The act spans §§ 626.011 to 626.9958 (368 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 461 F. Supp. 2d 1274 - Corporate Financial, Inc. v. Principal Life Insurance (2006)

Most recently applied in 461 F. Supp. 2d 1274 - Corporate Financial, Inc. v. Principal Life Insurance (November 2006)

History.--s. 222, ch. 59-205; s. 5, ch. 72-34; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 189, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 12, ch. 85-208;…

(1) Upon the expiration of any person’s appointment, as provided in s. 626.381, the person shall be without any authority conferred by the appointment and shall not engage or attempt to engage in any activity requiring an appointment.

(2) When a licensee’s last appointment for a particular class of insurance has been terminated or not renewed, the department must notify the licensee that his or her eligibility for appointment as such an appointee will expire unless he or she is appointed prior to expiration of the 48-month period referred to in subsection (3).

(3) An individual who fails to maintain an appointment with an appointing entity writing the class of business listed on his or her license during any 48-month period shall not be granted an appointment for that class of insurance until he or she qualifies as a first-time applicant.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.