Division of Agent and Agency Services
RESIDENT CREDIT LIFE OR DISABILITY INSURANCE AGENT
TYPE AND CLASSES:
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2-11 Credit Life or Disability Insurance
Florida Statutes 626.321 (1) (e) defines a “CREDIT LIFE OR
DISABILITY INSURANCE AGENT” as an individual employed by a life and
health insurer as an officer or other salaried or commissioned
representative, to an individual employed by or associated with a
lending or financial institution or creditor, or to a lending or
financial institution or creditor, and may authorize the sale of
such insurance only with respect to borrowers or debtors of such
lending or financing institution or creditor.
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.
- Not be an employee of the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs or state service office, as referred to in
Section 626.833, Florida Statutes.
- Be fingerprinted at one of the Department's fingerprint
sites.
Fingerprint locations and additional information
- If licensed in another state within three years, provide a
Letter of Clearance.
Special Notes
- 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. A funeral establishment may
contract with a life insurance agent to sell a pre-need contract
as defined in Chapter 497. Individuals who are funeral
directors, direct disposers or employees of a funeral
establishment which holds a certificate of authority pursuant to
Florida Statutes 497.405 may be licensed as life insurance
agents 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.
- Applicant cannot hold any other type and class of life and
health insurance licenses simultaneously.