Florida Statute 626.731 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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626.731 Qualifications for general lines agent’s license.—

(1) The department shall not grant or issue a license as general lines agent to any individual found by it to be untrustworthy or incompetent or who does not meet each of the following qualifications:

(a) The applicant is a natural person at least 18 years of age.

(b) The applicant is a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses work authorization from the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and is a bona fide resident of this state. An individual who is a bona fide resident of this state shall be deemed to meet the residence requirement of this paragraph, notwithstanding the existence at the time of application for license of a license in his or her name on the records of another state as a resident licensee of such other state, if the applicant furnishes a letter of clearance satisfactory to the department that the resident licenses have been canceled or changed to a nonresident basis and that he or she is in good standing.

(c) The applicant’s place of business will be located in this state and he or she will be actively engaged in the business of insurance and will maintain a place of business, the location of which is identifiable by and accessible to the public.

(d) The license is not being sought for the purpose of writing or handling controlled business, in violation of s. 626.730.

(e) The applicant is qualified as to knowledge, experience, or instruction in the business of insurance and meets the requirements provided in s. 626.732.

(f) The applicant has passed any required examination for license required under s. 626.221.

(2) The department shall not grant, continue, renew, or permit to exist the license or appointment of a general lines agent unless the agent meets the requirements of subsection (1).

History.—s. 256, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 75-303; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-116; s. 52, ch. 77-121; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 220, 241, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 29, ch. 82-386; s. 9, ch. 83-288; s. 15, ch. 88-166; ss. 67, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 240, ch. 97-102; s. 41, ch. 2003-267; s. 34, ch. 2003-281; s. 108, ch. 2004-5; s. 2, ch. 2005-195; s. 23, ch. 2018-102.

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Cases Citing Statute 626.731

Total Results: 4

Pierce v. AALL Ins. Inc.

531 So. 2d 84, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 435, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 831, 1988 WL 97201

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 14, 1988 | Docket: 2527053

Cited 40 times | Published

by one applying to sell insurance in Florida. § 626.731, Fla. Stat. (1987). While no specific code of

Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers v. Gallagher

287 F. Supp. 2d 1302, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17919, 2003 WL 22405861

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2003 | Docket: 2343052

Cited 4 times | Published

licensed as a "resident general lines agent." § 626.731(1)(b), Fla. Stat. A person who resides outside

ST., DEPT. OF TRANSP v. Standard Oil Co.

510 So. 2d 324, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1321

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1987 | Docket: 1593131

Cited 3 times | Published

identifiable by and accessible to the public. § 626.731, Fla. Stat. (1985). We have considered the above

Scott v. Gunter

447 So. 2d 272, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24458

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 1983 | Docket: 64603675

Published

circuit court declaratory judgment holding that section 626.-731(2), Florida Statutes (1981), does not violate

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