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Fla. Stat. § 626.8698 (2025)
Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices.
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626.8698 Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices.—The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a public adjuster or public adjuster apprentice, and administer a fine not to exceed $5,000 per act, for any of the following:
(1) Violating any provision of this chapter or a rule or order of the department;
(2) Receiving payment or anything of value as a result of an unfair or deceptive practice;
(3) Receiving or accepting any fee, kickback, or other thing of value pursuant to any agreement or understanding, oral or otherwise; entering into a split-fee arrangement with another person who is not a public adjuster; or being otherwise paid or accepting payment for services that have not been performed;
(5) Soliciting or otherwise taking advantage of a person who is vulnerable, emotional, or otherwise upset as the result of a trauma, accident, or other similar occurrence; or
(6) Violating any ethical rule of the department.
History.—s. 2, ch. 95-238; s. 984, ch. 2003-261; s. 64, ch. 2004-390; s. 7, ch. 2007-199; s. 15, ch. 2008-220.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Gables Ins. Recovery, Inc. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 261 So. 3d 613 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).
Gables Ins. Recovery, Inc. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 261 So. 3d 613 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “If Gables Recovery (acting as a public adjuster) was alleged to have exceeded the limits on compensation through such a "maneuver, shift, or device," that violation would be punishable by the Department of Financial Services, with fines or the denial, suspension, or revocation…”
Gables Ins. Recovery, Inc. v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 261 So. 3d 613 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “If Gables Recovery (acting as a public adjuster) was alleged to have exceeded the limits on compensation through such a "maneuver, shift, or device," that violation would be punishable by the Department of Financial Services, with fines or the denial, suspension, or revocation…”
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