NON-RESIDENT TITLE INSURANCE AGENT

TYPE AND CLASSES:

• 94-13 Non-resident Title Insurance Agent

Florida Statutes 626.84201 states a "NON-RESIDENT TITLE INSURANCE AGENT" license may be issued to an applicant that must not be a resident of this state and is licensed in his or her home state as a title insurance agent. Nonresident title insurance agents licensed in Florida must complete the continuing education requirements as Florida resident title insurance agents.

Florida Statutes 626.841 defines a "TITLE INSURANCE AGENT" as a person, appointed in writing by a title insurer for the purpose of issuing and countersigning binders, commitments, policies of title insurance, or guarantees of title in its behalf.

Application Qualifications:

• Complete an online application for the license and submit appropriate fees.
  Apply for license
• Be a natural person at least 18 years of age.
• Must not be a resident of the state of Florida. For a list of reciprocal states, please click here.
• Be a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work authorization from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services.
• You must be fingerprinted. [Click here and follow the instructions]

Special Notes

• Can only transact the specific lines of authority that are held in the resident state.
• Must have successfully passed the required examination in their home state
• Successfully pass Florida’s title agent examination.
• Attorneys at law duly licensed to practice law in the courts of this state, and in good standing with The Florida Bar are exempt from having to obtain a license per ss. 626.8417(4), Florida Statutes.