Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 624.317 (2025)
Investigation of agents, adjusters, administrators, service companies, and others.
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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.
(c) Person engaged in or proposing to be engaged in the promotion or formation of:
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2002–2008 · leading case: Padilla v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 832 So. 2d 916 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).
Padilla v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 832 So. 2d 916 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). “321, which arises only when DOI has reason to believe someone "has violated or is violating any provision of [Chapter 624]," § 624.317, Fla. Stat. (2001), does not, of course, depend on judicial proceedings, judgments or decrees.”
Allstate Floridian v. Off. of Ins. Reg., 981 So. 2d 617 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008). “ Section 624.317, Florida Statutes Mandating that, if OIR has reason to believe any person has violated or is violating any provision of the code, or upon the written complaint by any interested party indicating any such violation may exist, OIR shall conduct such…”
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