Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 626.8412 (2025)

License and appointments required.

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626.8412 License and appointments required.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part:
(a) Title insurance may be sold only by a licensed and appointed title insurance agent employed by a licensed and appointed title insurance agency or employed by a title insurer.
(b) A title insurance agent may not sell a title insurance policy issued by an insurer for which the agent and the agency do not hold a current appointment.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a person, other than a title insurance agency or an employee of a title insurance agency, may not perform any of the functions of a title insurance agency without a title insurance agency license.
History.s. 13, ch. 92-318; s. 5, ch. 2014-112; s. 38, ch. 2022-138.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: FCOA LLC v. Foremost Title & Escrow Servs. LLC, 57 F.4th 939 (11th Cir. 2023).
FCOA LLC v. Foremost Title & Escrow Servs. LLC, 57 F.4th 939 (11th Cir. 2023). “” Fla. Stat. § 626.8412 (1)(a). A title insurance agency is different than a title insurer, who underwrites and issues a policy insuring title.”
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