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Compliance CornerCustomer Representative's Authority and LimitationsOccasionally, general lines agents and the customer representatives they supervise blur the lines when transacting insurance under their licenses and find themselves the subject of Department discipline. We've put together a primer to clarify the duties a customer representative can lawfully perform followed by those activities that can only be performed by a licensed general lines agent: Chapter 626, Part II General Lines Agents - please pay particular attention to section 626.7315, F.S. - Prohibition against the unlicensed transaction of general lines insurance. This section discusses activities that can be lawfully conducted only by a licensed and appointed general lines agent. Florida Statute sections 626.7352, 626.7353, and 626.7354 apply specifically to customer representatives. Chapter 69B-213, Florida Administrative Code, provides additional guidance regarding customer representatives. Please review 69B-213.100, F.A.C. regarding"“Duty to Supervise" which clarifies what the Department requires of a general lines agent who is supervising customer representatives. A customer representative can only solicit business within the office or by phone from the office [see subsection 626.7315(1), F.S.], and cannot "run the office" during the extended absence of a general lines agent. In the case of more than a brief absence of the supervising general lines agent, a new general lines agent must be appointed as the agent in charge to supervise the customer representative during an extended absence of the original supervising agent. A customer representative can conduct activities under his/her license during an absence of the general lines agent, but the general lines agent must have daily, in-person contact with the customer representative. Should a complaint be filed with the Department regarding business conducted during the absence of the supervising general lines agent, the Department will review all facts prior to considering the appropriate enforcement action. You can review 69B-213.120, F.A.C., for more information. Title Agency Data Call 2019Notice from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation 2019 Filing Deadline was May 31, 2019 Data call related specifically to Annual Reporting by Agencies of Title Insurance Please Read All Instructions Below Carefully The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) is conducting its annual Title Agencies Data Call pursuant to Sections 624.307 and 627.782, F.S. and Sec. 69O-186.013, F.A.C. Title Insurance Agencies licensed at some time during Calendar Year 2018 are required filers. There are no exceptions - even if your agency closed during 2018. Your submission was due to the Office no later than 11:59PM ET on Friday, May 31, 2019. The Office has developed a new system called the Insurance Regulation Filing System (IRFS) to replace the Data Collection and Analysis Modules (DCAM) for reporting data submissions. A How To guide is also available at: https://www.floir.com/siteDocuments/SubmittingTitleFilingsIRFS.pdf Further instructions are available on our website at: https://www.floir.com/Office/Reporting.aspx#Title If you have questions regarding this filing process, please email the Office at: TitleAgencyDataCall@floir.com or contact the Market Data Collections Unit at 850-413-3147. If phone lines are busy you are encouraged to send your questions by email. Your email may request that a representative from Market Data Collections call you (remember to provide your number). Calls will be returned in the order your email messages are received. Send email to: TitleAgencyReporting@floir.com. State of Emergency Claims - Special Requirements Upon Governor's DeclarationFor claims that are based on events that are the subject of a declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor, and during the year after the declaration of emergency: Please refer to Section 69B-220.201, Florida Administrative Code for the full Adjuster Code of Ethics. Unlicensed Agency PersonnelUnlicensed personnel have limited discretion as to how they can support the operations of an insurance agency. Permitted and prohibited activities are described in Rule Chapter 69B-222, F.A.C. Incidental activities and compensation are two of the most important points to remember when employing unlicensed personnel. Incidental activities as described in the rules cannot exceed 10% of an employee's overall activities and compensation cannot be made based on the individual production of the unlicensed person. The following actions are never allowable by unlicensed personnel: Transacting insurance without the appropriate license and appointment, regardless of the line of business, is a third-degree felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, F.S. Compliance Information
Department licensees and consumers can access compliance information at the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services' web page Compliance Information. Additional information is available by type of license at our Frequently Asked Questions web page.
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