The Florida Senate

626.022  Scope of part.--

(1)  This part applies as to insurance agents, solicitors, service representatives, adjusters, and insurance agencies; as to any and all kinds of insurance; and as to stock insurers, mutual insurers, reciprocal insurers, and all other types of insurers, except that:

(a)  It does not apply as to reinsurance, except that ss. 626.011-626.031, ss. 626.102-626.181, ss. 626.191-626.211, ss. 626.291-626.301, s. 626.331, ss. 626.342-626.521, ss. 626.541-626.591, and ss. 626.601-626.711 shall apply as to reinsurance intermediaries as defined in s. 626.7492.

(b)  The applicability of this chapter as to fraternal benefit societies shall be as provided in chapter 632.

(c)  It does not apply to a bail bond agent, as defined in s. 648.25, except as provided in chapter 648 or chapter 903.

(2)  For the purposes of this part, "insurance" also includes annuity contracts.

History.--s. 180, ch. 59-205; s. 1, ch. 71-86; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 3, ch. 81-282; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 144, 217, 807, 810, ch. 82-243; ss. 206, 207, ch. 90-363; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 5, ch. 92-318; s. 204, ch. 97-102; s. 5, ch. 98-199.