RESIDENT INDUSTRIAL FIRE OR BURGLARY  INSURANCE AGENT

                            TYPE AND CLASSES:                                          

• 2-33  Industrial Fire or Burglary Insurance

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Florida Statutes 626.729 defines an “INDUSTRIAL FIRE OR BURGLARY AGENT” as a general lines agent who is limited to transact insurance against loss by fire of either buildings and other structures or contents which may include extended coverage; windstorm insurance; basic limits owners’, landlord’s, or tenant’s liability insurance with single limits of $25,000; comprehensive personal liability insurance with a single limit of $25,000; or burglary insurance, under which the premiums are collected quarterly or more often and the face amount of the insurance provided by the policy on one risk is not more than $50,000, including the contents of such buildings and other structures, and the insurer issuing such policy is operating under a system of collecting a debit by its agents. 

    Application Qualifications:

• Complete an online application for License and submit appropriate fees.   Apply for license

• Be a natural person at least 18 years of age.

• Be a resident of the state of Florida.

• Be a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work authorization from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services.

• Be fingerprinted at one of the Department's fingerprint sites.  (Link directly to locations and additional information)

• If licensed in another state within three years, provide a Letter of Clearance.

    State Examination Qualifications (Must be completed within four years of application date):

• Successfully completed a 20-hour classroom course in industrial fire approved by the Department. (Dice Link); or

    Exemptions for State Examination

A letter of clearance indicating the licensee held a industrial fire or burglary license for at least one (1) year in his/her home state and applying for a license within 90 days of becoming a resident of the State of Florida; or 

• An original letter from the American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters certifying the licensee was awarded the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation and has been engaged in business the last 4 years.

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Special Notes

Licensees cannot be licensed as an agent as to any other or additional kind or class of insurance coverage except as to life and health insurances.