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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE
Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS
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F.S. 626.838
626.838 Unlawful payment or sharing of commissions.
(1) No health insurer or licensed health agent shall pay directly or indirectly any commission or other valuable consideration to any person for services as a health insurance agent within this state, unless such person holds a currently valid license and appointment to act as a health insurance agent as required by the laws of this state; except that a health insurer may pay such commission or other valuable consideration to, and a licensed and appointed health insurance agent may share any commission or other valuable consideration with, an incorporated insurance agency in which all employees, stockholders, directors, or officers who solicit, negotiate, or effectuate health insurance contracts are qualified health insurance agents holding currently valid licenses and appointments.
(2) No person other than a licensed and appointed health agent shall accept any such commission or other valuable consideration, except as provided in subsection (1).
(3) This section shall not prevent the payment or receipt of renewal or other deferred commissions or pensions to or by any person solely because such person has ceased to hold a license or appointment to act as a health insurance agent and shall not prevent the payment of renewal or other deferred commissions to any incorporated insurance agency solely because any of its stockholders has ceased to hold a license or appointment to act as a health insurance agent.
History.s. 313, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 63-381; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 269(1st), 271, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 116, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cases Citing Statute 626.838

Total Results: 2

DADE CTY. CONSUMER ADVOCATE'S v. Dept. of Ins.

457 So. 2d 495

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 1984 | Docket: 426327

Cited 3 times | Published

section 626.794 (life insurance agents); and section 626.838 (health insurance agents). Those three statutory

Madio Group, Inc. v Shores

105 F.3d 597, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 2141, 1997 WL 26591

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Feb 10, 1997 | Docket: 420701

Published

is forbidden by Florida law. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 626.838 provides in pertinent part: (1) No health