Florida Statute 626.878 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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F.S. 626.878

626.878 Rules; code of ethics.—

(1) An adjuster shall subscribe to the code of ethics specified in the rules of the department. The rules shall implement the provisions of this part and specify the terms and conditions of contracts, including a right to cancel, and require practices necessary to ensure fair dealing, prohibit conflicts of interest, and ensure preservation of the rights of the claimant to participate in the adjustment of claims.

(2) A person licensed as an adjuster must identify himself or herself in any advertisement, solicitation, or written document based on the adjuster appointment type held.

(3) An adjuster who has had his or her ¹license revoked or suspended may not participate in any part of an insurance claim or in the insurance claims adjusting process, including estimating, completing, filing, negotiating, appraising, mediating, umpiring, or effecting settlement of a claim for loss or damage covered under an insurance contract. A person who provides these services while the person’s license is revoked or suspended acts as an unlicensed adjuster.

History.—s. 341, ch. 59-205; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 81-282; s. 2, ch. 81-318; ss. 292, 293, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 151, 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 994, ch. 2003-261; s. 63, ch. 2003-267; s. 56, ch. 2003-281; s. 74, ch. 2004-390; s. 19, ch. 2024-140.

¹Note.—The word “license” was substituted for the word “licensed” by the editors to conform to context.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 626.878

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Cases Citing Statute 626.878

Total Results: 4

CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION v. RISBEL MENDOZA & VINCENTE JUBES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-05

Citation: 250 So. 3d 716

Snippet: ’14 which all adjusters are bound by. • 626.878 rules, Code of Ethics. An adjuster shall subscribe

Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Calonge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-18

Snippet: the contract and the law [F.S. § 626.877, F.S. §626.878 & Fla. Admin. Code §69B-220.201] thus

Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Calonge

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-04-18

Citation: 246 So. 3d 447

Snippet: the contract and the law [F.S. § 626.877, F.S. §626.878 & Fla. Admin. Code §69B-220.201] thus

Goheagan v. American Vehicle Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-06-13

Citation: 126 So. 3d 1136, 2012 WL 2121082, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9573

Snippet: So.2d 601, 603 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975). . Section 626.878, Florida Statutes (2007), provides that "[a]n adjuster