626.7455 Managing general agent; responsibility of insurer. - Florida Statutes

626.7455 Managing general agent; responsibility of insurer.

   (1) No insurer shall enter into an agreement with any person to manage the business written in this state by the general lines agents appointed by the insurer or appointed by the managing general agent on behalf of the insurer unless the person is properly licensed and appointed as a managing general agent in this state. An insurer shall be responsible for the acts of its managing general agent when the agent acts within the scope of his or her authority.

   (2) This section does not apply to surplus lines insurance when written pursuant to the Surplus Lines Law, ss. 626.913-626.937.

History. s. 27, ch. 2002-206.