Florida Statute 624.317 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 624
INSURANCE CODE: ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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624.317 Investigation of agents, adjusters, administrators, service companies, and others.—If it has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating any provision of this code, or upon the written complaint signed by any interested person indicating that any such violation may exist:

(1) The department shall conduct such investigation as it deems necessary of the accounts, records, documents, and transactions pertaining to or affecting the insurance affairs of any agent, adjuster, insurance agency, customer representative, service representative, or other person subject to its jurisdiction, subject to the requirements of s. 626.601.

(2) The office shall conduct such investigation as it deems necessary of the accounts, records, documents, and transactions pertaining to or affecting the insurance affairs of any:

(a) Administrator, service company, or other person subject to its jurisdiction.

(b) Person having a contract or power of attorney under which she or he enjoys in fact the exclusive or dominant right to manage or control an insurer.

1. A domestic insurer;

2. An insurance holding corporation; or

3. A corporation to finance a domestic insurer or in the production of the domestic insurer’s business.

History.—s. 32, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 70-55; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 27, 37, 809(1st), ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 83-203; ss. 10, 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 179, ch. 97-102; s. 72, ch. 2003-1; s. 772, ch. 2003-261; s. 14, ch. 2003-267; s. 7, ch. 2003-281; s. 16, ch. 2004-390; s. 1, ch. 2005-257; s. 9, ch. 2018-102.

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ALLSTATE FLORIDIAN v. Office of Ins. Reg.

981 So. 2d 617, 2008 WL 2048349

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2008 | Docket: 1515665

Cited 4 times | Published

cause the rate to comply with Florida law. Section 624.317, Florida Statutes Mandating that, if OIR

Padilla v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

832 So. 2d 916, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 18630, 2002 WL 31833726

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 2002 | Docket: 1700071

Cited 4 times | Published

is violating any provision of [Chapter 624]," § 624.317, Fla. Stat. (2001), does not, of course, depend

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