Florida
David Altmaier
Department of Financial Services Bureau of Licensing
Appointments & Terminations
Yes
Yes
Within 45 days of appointment effective date
Appointments must be submitted within 45 days of the appointment effective date, which is determined by the carrier and listed on the appointment form
Yes
$60
$60 additional per county and a $6 fee must be paid for every county in which a nonresident agent intends to physically transact insurance. Nonresident Adjusters do not pay a county fee.
No
No
Yes
Required. Date effective is the date supplied on transaction. Effective date must not precede effective date of appointee license. Effective date must not precede effective date of appointer license. Effective date must not be in the future.
Yes
Florida portal
Every 24 months during the appointee's birth month
$25 per appointment
Yes
Yes
Voluntary termination; death; request regulatory review
Yes
Required and is the date supplied on transaction. Must be 33 days old or less and precede the effective date of the appointment. Must not be in the future
Although Florida licenses are perpetual, operating without an appointment can cause your license to be placed inactive. Additionally, failure to complete CE can cause a license to go inactive, which in turn will cancel appointments
No fee
Licensing
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $50 (all lines except Title) Non Resident New License Insurance Producer: $50 (all lines except Title)
Last day of birth month every 2 years based on year of first state license issue
N/A
None, perpetual
No
Yes
Residence, Business, and Mailing
Agent, Managing General Agent, Third Party Administrator, Donor Annuity, Home Warranty Association, Life and Health Insurer, Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Company, Property/Casualty Insurer, Rating Organization, Risk Retention Group, Broker, Risk Purchasing Group, Public Adjuster, Adjuster, Service Representative, Manager, Miscellaneous, Designated Home State Adjuster
Yes
Included in Producer License Class. Insurers are not required to appoint Brokers per NAIC PLMA
While the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Licensing said “Florida does not differentiate between brokers and producers,” the state allows agents to have an “unaffiliated” status if they are “self-appointed.” In this capacity, Florida recognizes that self-appointed agents are acting as independent insurance consultants – they can’t have an affiliation or appointment with any other agency or carrier. Further, they are forbidden from receiving any commissions or incentives from the carriers on products they negotiate during the period they are unaffiliated
Yes
Classroom / monitored self study
The provider submits proof of completion. The individual must submit transcript for college credit with application.
Course completion certificate is valid for 4 years
An individual who was or became qualified to sit for the agent's or adjuster's examination while he/she was employed by the Department or Office and who had responsible insurance duties as a full-time employee may take an examination if application for the examination is made within 4 years after employment termination. Individuals holding a limited license for travel, motor vehicle rental, credit, in-transit and storage personal property, or portable electronics are not subject to the pre-licensing education requirements.
Yes, for both Residents and Non Residents
Florida applicants must be fingerprinted by MorphoTrust USA. To register and pay for fingerprinting, go to www.L1enrollment.com/FLInsurance. Additional information can be found on Florida's website at http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/Agents. If you submitted fingerprints to Florida in the last 12 months, you're not required to submit fingerprints. If you currently hold a valid Florida license and submitted fingerprints within the last 48 months, you're not required to submit fingerprints.
Non-citizens must submit a copy of your work authorization documentation to agentlicensing@myfloridacfo.com
NIPR Gateway
After license application submission, please setup a MyProfile account at the state of Florida in order to monitor the status of the transaction. MyProfile account can be setup at: https://DICE.fldfs.com
None
No Renewals
Yes
Licensees and navigator registrants must notify the Department in writing within 30 days after a change in name, residence address, principal business street address, mailing address, contact telephone numbers (including business numbers), or e-mail address. Contact Change Request supported via NIPR Gateway or an be completed on FL MyProfile portal.
Failure to report a change will result in a maximum fine of $250 for the first offense. A fine of at least $500 will be imposed, or suspension or revocation of the license, for any subsequent offenses.
Agency
Yes
Yes
No
License is perpetual as long as agent in charge is licensed.
Yes
Not required, but the agency can only transact business for the lines of authority their agents are licensed and appointed for.
License not required but branch must be registered
Adjuster
Yes
Yes
Yes
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CA, HI, NY,
All-Lines
Initial Licensing & Application Fee: $50 Independent Adjuster Appointment Fee: $60 No Renewal Fee
Yes
Perpetual. No renewal is required. The license will expire if no appointment has been held in 48 months.
Public Adjuster Apprentice License
Licensing Fee: $50 Appointment Fee: $60
6 Months
6 Months minimum or 100 hours within 12 months to become licensed.
Emergency licenses will last 180 days past their activation date. The individuals must be an accepted adjuster (independent or business) and pay all applicable fees. As of Aug. 2023, applications can be completed via the Florida portal via MyProfile: https://dice.fldfs.com/public/pb\_index.aspx.
Continuing Education
24
2 years
Yes
Last day of birth month
Year of first license issuance
On the last day of the licensee's birth month, biennially.
Those licensed for 6 years must maintain 20 hours CE, 5 for ethics and 15 elective. Those licensed for 25 years or more, and those who are CLUs or CPCUs, or who have an insurance-specific bachelor of science degree must maintain 10 hours of CE per cycle, with 5 ethics and 5 elective.
Although the license is perpetual, Florida may issue a fine and terminate your carrier appointments and refuse to reinstate new appointments until you make up the CE and pay your fine.
Yes
5 hours Florida law and ethics
3 hours of NFIP courses
8-hour initial certification, with 4 hours of LTC-specific training each renewal cycle thereafter
One-time, 4-hour course (in addition to any product-specific training the insurance carrier deems necessary)
https://agentsync.io/blog/individual-producers/insurance-continuing-education-florida
Regulatory Updates
Florida Follow Up Message Relate to MyProfile Updates
On September 8, 2023, Florida issued a statement related to recent MyProfile updates.
Florida Announced Emergency Adjuster Application is Now Available on MyProfile Page
On August 29, 2023, Florida announced that the Emergency Adjuster Application is now available on the MyProfile page. See attachment for full details.
Florida New Exam Content Outline
Effective January 1, 2024, Florida and Pearson VUE are releasing new exam content outline. See attachment for full details.
Florida Has Announced Changes to MyProfile
Effective August 9, 2023 Florida strengthened the MyProfile log-in and account creation process. See attachment for full details.
Florida Changing Pre-License Education Requirement
Effective July 1, 2023, Florida is changing Pre-License Education Requirement for Residents to reduce the number of coursework hours to be completed in life insurance, annuities, and variable contracts from "40 hours" to "30 hours."
Florida Rule Changes for Residents and Non-Residents
Effective May 25, 2023, Florida made specific changes to their state statutes. See attachment for high level list of changes.
Florida Added Annuity Training Requirement
Effective January 1, 2023, Florida is adding an annuity training requirement for Residents. Specific training requirements apply to agents who transact annuity products. a. An agent must have adequate annuity product knowledge and comply with the insurer's standards for product training. Agents may rely on insurer-provided product-specific training standards and materials to comply with this paragraph. b. In addition to the insurer-provided product-specific training, agents must complete a one-time 4-hour training course. I. The training course is separate from the CE requirements in FL ST § 626.2815. The course may be eligible for CE credit if the course provider submits and receives approval from the Department. II. Agents who hold a life line of authority and who sell annuities must complete the course: (1) by 7/1/2024, if already licensed on 1/1/2024; or (2) prior to selling annuities, if the producer was licensed after 1/1/2024. III. The training must cover: (1) the types of annuities and various classifications; (2) identification of the parties to an annuity; (3) how product-specific annuity contract features affect consumers; (4) the application of income taxation of qualified and non-qualified annuities; (5) the primary uses of annuities; and (6) appropriate standard of conduct, sales practices, replacement, and disclosure requirements. IV. Additional topics may be offered in conjunction with the required topics. V. The training course may not cover: (1) marketing information; (2) sales techniques; or (3) specific information about a particular insurer's products. VI. An agent who has completed an annuity training course before 1/1/2024, must, by 7/1/2024, complete either: (1) a new 4-hour training course; or (2) an additional 1-hour training course on appropriate sales practices, replacement, and disclosure requirements. VII. Training may be completed by classroom or self-study methods. VIII. Satisfaction of substantially similar requirements in another state will satisfy FL ST § 627.4554(6). IX. Satisfaction of the training requirement components of a course with components substantially similar to FL ST § 627.4554(6) provisions will satisfy this statute's training requirements. X. An insurer must verify that an agent has completed training before allowing the agent to sell annuity products.
Florida Updates its Emergency Adjuster Ruling
Effective May 21, 2023, Florida updates its emergency adjuster ruling. See attached.
Florida Will Add Customer Service Representative License Class
Effective immediately, Florida offers the Customer Service Rep License Class.
Florida Issues State of Emergency for Hurricane Nicole
On 11/14/2022 the Governor of Florida issued a state of emergency for the entire state of Florida. Therefore, no insurer can cancel a personal or commercial residential property insurance policy covering damaged property from both Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole for up to 90 days.
Florida to Display Emergency Adjuster License Class on PDB
Effective 10/19/22, Florida will display the Emergency Adjuster license class on the PDB.
Florida extending Continuing Education Dates Due to Hurricane
Several Continuing Education Compliance dates will be extended about 3 months due to the impact of Hurricane Ian.
Florida Emergency Adjuster License Update
Florida has activated their application for companies and adjusting firms to apply for emergency adjuster licenses due to Hurricane Ian. Direction to apply are included in the attachement.
Florida Updates Forgot Password Process
Previously the Forgot Password process had been turned off for maintenance. The process will now include an email to the email address on record with a verification code to be entered in the MyProfile section.
FL To Add New Firm License Classes for PDB Display
Florida is now including Resident Insurance Adjuster Firm and Non Resident Insurance Adjuster Firm business entity license classes to be displayed on the PDB.
Florida Changes Fingerprint Requirements
Florida announces that a fingerprint fee is no longer required and the fingerprints must be processed in compliance with FL ST § 624.34. This will then be used to investigate if the applicant is qualified.
Florida Adjusts where Adjusting Firm Licenses can be Verified
In November 2021, Florida began adjusting firms. These licenses are yet to be displayed in the PDB.
Florida has Changed Payment Vendors for the Online Applications and eAppoint Systems
Florida has changed payment vendors for the online application and eAppoint systems. This will result in some payment screens changing in appearance and the option to enter an email to receive payment confirmation.
Surplus Lines Alert For Several Jurisdictions
Several states have released key information on Surplus Lines and can be found in the attached document.
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