Florida Statute 626.8411 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 626
INSURANCE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES AND OPERATIONS

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626.8411 Application of Florida Insurance Code provisions to title insurance agents or agencies.—

(1) The following provisions applicable to general lines agents or agencies also apply to title insurance agents or agencies:

(a) Section 626.734, relating to liability of certain agents.

(b) Section 626.0428(4)(a) and (b), relating to branch agencies.

(d) Section 626.753, relating to sharing of commissions.

(e) Section 626.754, relating to rights of agent following termination of appointment.

(f) Section 626.172(2)(f), relating to fingerprints.

(2) The following provisions of part I do not apply to title insurance agents or title insurance agencies:

(a) Section 626.112(7), relating to licensing of insurance agencies.

(b) Section 626.231, relating to eligibility for examination.

(d) Section 626.172, except for paragraph (2)(f) of that section, relating to agent in full-time charge.

(e) Section 626.173(1)(c), relating to notifying policyholders of the agency closure.

History.—s. 12, ch. 92-318; s. 45, ch. 98-199; s. 4, ch. 99-286; s. 37, ch. 2002-206; s. 29, ch. 2005-257; s. 85, ch. 2006-1; s. 24, ch. 2012-209; s. 23, ch. 2014-123; s. 37, ch. 2022-138; s. 25, ch. 2023-144.

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Butler v. State, Dept. of Ins., 680 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 587866

...7.776(2)(a) was not applicable to title insurance. They contend that any rebate or abatement of commission is unlawful as to title agents. However, the scope of Part I of Chapter 626 was expanded by the legislature to include title insurance agents. Section 626.8411(2) provides that the only portions of Part I of Chapter 626 that do not apply to title insurance agents are sections 626.112(8), 626.231, 626.331 and 626.592....

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