Florida Statute 626.342 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.342

626.342 Furnishing supplies to unlicensed agent prohibited; civil liability.—

(1) An insurer, a managing general agent, an insurance agency, or an agent, directly or through a representative, may not furnish to an agent any blank forms, applications, stationery, or other supplies to be used in soliciting, negotiating, or effecting contracts of insurance on its behalf unless such blank forms, applications, stationery, or other supplies relate to a class of business for which the agent is licensed and appointed, whether for that insurer or another insurer.

(2) An insurer, general agent, insurance agency, or agent who furnishes any of the supplies specified in subsection (1) to an agent or prospective agent not appointed to represent the insurer and who accepts from or writes any insurance business for such agent or agency is subject to civil liability to an insured of such insurer to the same extent and manner as if such agent or prospective agent had been appointed or authorized by the insurer or such agent to act on its or his or her behalf. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to insurance risk apportionment plans under s. 627.351.

(3) This section does not apply to the placing of surplus lines business under the provisions of ss. 626.913-626.937.

History.—ss. 8, 10, ch. 80-341; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 179, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 1, ch. 84-75; ss. 36, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 226, ch. 97-102; s. 20, ch. 98-199; s. 14, ch. 2005-257; s. 15, ch. 2012-209.

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Cases Citing Statute 626.342

Total Results: 10

Almerico v. RLI Ins. Co.

716 So. 2d 774, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 431, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 1668, 1998 WL 559326

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 1998 | Docket: 424624

Cited 24 times | Published

reasons expressed below, we hold that under section 626.342(2), Florida Statutes (1989), civil liability

Johnnie Teresa Marchisio v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC.

919 F.3d 1288

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 25, 2019 | Docket: 14786052

Cited 22 times | Published

783 (Fla. 1998) (holding under Fla. Stat. § 626.342 (2) that "civil liability may be imposed

Sreenivasan Asokan, Chakravarthy Raghavan, Nanni Pidikiti, Rakesh Parekh, Ram Reddy, Madhubala Reddy, Rodger Lodge, Anuradha Asokan, Indep. Anesthesia Servs., P.A. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

302 F. Supp. 3d 1303

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 1, 2017 | Docket: 64318018

Cited 17 times | Published

contracts of insurance.' " Id. (quoting Fla. Stat. § 626.342 ). The question of whether an agent acts with

Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota

985 So. 2d 1036, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 425, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1112, 2008 WL 2520879

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 2008 | Docket: 2518508

Cited 15 times | Published

in Almerico "that under the provisions of section 626.342(2), Florida Statutes (1989), as well as Florida's

Clarendon America Insurance v. Miami River Club, Inc.

417 F. Supp. 2d 1309, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9736

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 13, 2006 | Docket: 2330492

Cited 8 times | Published

Further, Defendants' reliance on Florida Statute section 626.342 and Almerico v. R.L.I. Ins. Co., 716 So.2d

Amstar Ins. Co. v. Cadet

862 So. 2d 736, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15221, 2003 WL 22316695

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 2003 | Docket: 2563512

Cited 6 times | Published

agent for an insurance company pursuant to section 626.342, Florida Statutes (1989), or be clothed with

RLI Ins. Co. v. Collado

678 So. 2d 1313, 1996 WL 324986

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1996 | Docket: 1470528

Cited 6 times | Published

was appellant's statutory agent pursuant to section 626.342, Florida Statutes (1989), and that the appellant

Guarente-Desantolo v. JOHN ALDEN LIFE INS.

744 So. 2d 1123, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13743, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2663

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1999 | Docket: 1380562

Cited 5 times | Published

insured rather than the insurer, but interpreted section 626.342(2), Florida Statutes to mean that an insurance

Straw v. Associated Doctors Health and Life

728 So. 2d 354, 1999 WL 148005

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 1999 | Docket: 1674178

Cited 5 times | Published

Co., 716 So.2d 774 (Fla.1998) that under section 626.342(2), Florida Statutes (1997): the furnishing

Mercury Insurance Co. of Florida v. Markham

36 So. 3d 730, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5232, 2010 WL 1542645

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 20, 2010 | Docket: 2409194

Cited 3 times | Published

soliciting or negotiating insurance contracts.” § 626.342(1), Fla. Stat.; Almerico v. RLI Ins. Co., 716