634.433 – Civil remedy.
634.433 Civil remedy.— (1) Any person damaged by a violation of the provisions of this part may bring a civil action against a person violating such provisions in the circuit court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has her or his principal place of business or in the county in which the alleged […]
634.417 – Service of process.
634.417 Service of process.—Service warranty associations are subject to service of process in the same manner and subject to the same terms, conditions, and fees as apply to insurers under chapter 624. History.—s. 5, ch. 78-255; s. 3, ch. 81-148; s. 2, ch. 81-318; s. 3, ch. 83-265; ss. 14, 36, 37, 38, ch. 83-322; s. […]
634.435 – Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.
634.435 Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices prohibited.—No person may engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this part as, or determined pursuant to s. 634.437 to be, an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice involving the business of service […]
634.419 – License and appointment required.
634.419 License and appointment required.—No person or entity shall solicit, negotiate, advertise, or effectuate service warranty contracts in this state unless such person or entity is licensed and appointed as a sales representative. Sales representatives shall be responsible for the actions of persons under their supervision. However, a service warranty association licensed as such under this […]
634.420 – License and appointment of sales representatives.
634.420 License and appointment of sales representatives.—Sales representatives for service warranty associations or insurers shall be licensed, appointed, renewed, continued, reinstated, or terminated in accordance with procedures as prescribed in chapter 626 for insurance representatives in general. However, they shall be exempt from all other provisions of chapter 626, including fingerprinting, photo identification, education, and examination. […]
634.421 – Reporting and accounting for funds.
634.421 Reporting and accounting for funds.— (1) All funds belonging to insurers, service warranty associations, or others received by a sales representative in transactions under her or his license or appointment are trust funds so received by the sales representative or agent in a fiduciary capacity; and the sales representative or agent, in the applicable regular course […]
634.422 – Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.
634.422 Grounds for compulsory refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.—The department shall deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of any sales representative if it is found that any one or more of the following grounds applicable to the sales representative exist: (1) Material misstatement, misrepresentation, […]
634.4225 – Rebating; when allowed.
634.4225 Rebating; when allowed.— (1) No sales representative shall rebate any portion of his or her commission except as follows: (a) The rebate shall be available to all consumers in the same actuarial class. (b) The rebate shall be in accordance with a rebating schedule filed with and approved by the association issuing the service warranty to which the […]
634.423 – Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.
634.423 Grounds for discretionary refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.—The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew or continue the license or appointment of any sales representative if it is found that any one or more of the following grounds applicable to the sales representative exist under circumstances for […]
634.424 – Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.
634.424 Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license or appointment of sales representatives.— (1) If any sales representative is convicted by a court of a violation of any provision of this part or an applicable provision of the Florida Insurance Code, the license and appointment of the individual shall thereby be deemed to be immediately revoked […]