Terms Used In Florida Statutes 628.131

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

(1) The total expense involved in the incorporation and financing of a new domestic stock insurer, including incorporation fees, underwriting fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, printing costs, and other services and costs, shall not exceed 15 percent of the funds actually received by or on behalf of the corporation from the sale of its securities.
(2) No president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director, or other executive officer of any such insurer shall participate, either directly or indirectly, in the commissions of any person selling or negotiating the sale of any security of such an insurer.