NON-RESIDENT LIFE AND VARIABLE ANNUITY LICENSE

TYPE AND CLASS:
8-14 Life and Variable Annuity

Common Use(s) of License:

An individual representing an insurer as to life insurance and annuity contracts, including agents appointed to transact life insurance, fixed-dollar annuity contracts, or variable contracts by the same insurer. Annuity contracts, including, but not limited to, fixed or variable annuity contracts; the granting of endowment benefits, additional benefits in event of death or dismemberment by accident or accidental means, additional benefits in event of the insured’s disability; and optional modes of settlement of proceeds of life insurance.

Related Florida Statutes:

624.602, 626.015 & 626.792

STEPS TO OBTAIN NON-RESIDENT 8-14 LIFE AND VARIABLE ANNUITY LICENSE:

Step 1 - You must be:

A natural person at least 18 years of age.
A non-resident of the state of Florida.
A United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work authorization from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services.
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Step 2 - Home State License:

You must have the same lines of authority in your home state before applying. Note: A Florida non-resident license is only valid for the same line of authority you hold in your home state. We cannot approve your application if you do not hold the Life line of authority in your home state. In Florida, all Life licenses include Variable Annuity. You do not have to hold Variable Annuity in your home state to obtain this license, however you may not transact variable annuities in Florida if you do not hold this authority in your home state.

Step 3 - Apply:

Answer all of the questions and pay the fees to complete online application.
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[Fingerprinting fees are not included and must be paid directly to vendor]

Step 4 - Prerequisite:

Proof of your prerequisite, as indicated in Step 2, is verified through the National Association Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). In the event that your license can not be verified, the Bureau may request a Letter of Certification from your home state to verify you are licensed. The Letter of Certification can be obtained from your home state and it must be dated no earlier than 30 days of your date of application.

Mail to:
Department of Financial Services
Bureau of Licensing, Room 419
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0319

Step 5 - Fingerprints:

You must be fingerprinted. [Click here and follow the instructions]

Step 6 - Status notification(s):

Once an application has been submitted, you may check your MyProfile account for the status of your application. Deficiencies will be listed under the pending license type.

Step 7 - Print license:

Once all the above steps have been satisfied, the department will send your approval by email. You may then go to your MyProfile account and print your license.

Note: If you are required to take an examination, you will not be able to print your license until the department has received a passing result from the testing vendor.

Special Note:

Must not be an employee of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or state service office, as referred to in Section 626.788, Florida Statutes.
Must not be a funeral director or direct disposer, or an employee or representative thereof, or have an office in, or in connection with, a funeral establishment, except that a funeral establishment may contract with a life insurance agent to sell a preneed contract as defined in s. 497.005. Such insurance agent may sell limited policies of insurance covering the expense of final disposition or burial of an insured in the amount of $12,500. However, a funeral director, a direct disposer, or an employee of a funeral establishment that holds a certificate of authority pursuant to s. 497.452 may obtain an agent's license to sell only policies of life insurance covering the expense of a prearrangement for funeral services or merchandise so as to provide funds at the time the services and merchandise are needed. The face amount of insurance covered by any such policy shall not exceed $12,500. [Section 626.785, Florida Statutes]