Terms Used In Florida Statutes 626.6515

  • Insurance agency: means a business location at which an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity, other than an employee of the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity and other than an insurer as defined by…. See Florida Statutes 626.015
  • License: means a document issued by the department or office authorizing a person to be appointed to transact insurance or adjust claims for the kind, line, or class of insurance identified in the document. See Florida Statutes 626.015
  • person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
Upon suspension or revocation of the license of an insurance agency, the department may at the same time revoke, suspend, or refuse to continue the license of any other insurance agency under the management, ownership, control, or directorship of any person or persons who participated in activities which resulted in the suspension, revocation, or refusal to continue the initial license if acts occurred at that specific agency location which are grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license under this code. The department shall not, during the period of revocation or suspension, grant any new license for the establishment of any additional agency not in operation at the time of suspension, revocation, or refusal to any agency under or proposed to be under substantially the same management, ownership, control, or directorship of individuals who directed or participated in activities which resulted in suspension, revocation, or refusal of an agency license.