F.S. 626.733626.733 Agency firms and corporations; special requirements.—If a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or association holds an agency contract, all members thereof who solicit, negotiate, or effect insurance contracts, and all officers and stockholders of the corporation who solicit, negotiate, or effect insurance contracts, must qualify and be licensed individually as agents or customer representatives, and all of such agents must be individually appointed as to each property and casualty insurer entering into an agency contract with such agency. Each appointing insurer shall comply with this section and shall determine and require that each agent so associated with such agency is likewise appointed as to the same such insurer and for the same type and class of license. However, an insurer is not required to comply with the appointment provisions of this section for an agent within an agency who does not solicit, negotiate, or effect insurance contracts for that insurer.History.—s. 258, ch. 59-205; s. 18, ch. 71-86; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 222(1st), 241, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; s. 30, ch. 82-386; s. 4, ch. 83-157; ss. 69, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 38, ch. 98-199; s. 82, ch. 2003-1; s. 44, ch. 2003-267; s. 37, ch. 2003-281; s. 19, ch. 2014-123.
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