Fla. Stat. 624.444
Suspension, revocation of approval


(1)

The office shall deny, suspend, or revoke an arrangement’s certificate of authority if it finds that the arrangement:Is insolvent;Is using such methods and practices in the conduct of its business as to render its further transaction of business in this state hazardous or injurious to its participating employers, covered employees and dependents, or to the public;Has failed to pay any final judgment rendered against it in this state within 60 days after the judgment became final;Is in violation of any provision of this chapter, including any requirements for the granting of a certificate of authority;Is no longer actuarially sound or the arrangement does not have the minimum surplus required by this chapter; orThe existing contract rates are inadequate.

(a)

Is insolvent;

(b)

Is using such methods and practices in the conduct of its business as to render its further transaction of business in this state hazardous or injurious to its participating employers, covered employees and dependents, or to the public;

(c)

Has failed to pay any final judgment rendered against it in this state within 60 days after the judgment became final;

(d)

Is in violation of any provision of this chapter, including any requirements for the granting of a certificate of authority;

(e)

Is no longer actuarially sound or the arrangement does not have the minimum surplus required by this chapter; or

(f)

The existing contract rates are inadequate.

(2)

The office may, in its discretion, deny, suspend, or revoke the certificate of authority of any arrangement if it finds that the arrangement:Has violated any lawful order or rule of the office or commission or any applicable provision of the Florida Insurance Code; orHas refused to be examined or to produce its accounts, records, and files for examination, or if any of its officers have refused to give information with respect to its affairs or to perform any other legal obligation as to such examination, when required by the office.

(a)

Has violated any lawful order or rule of the office or commission or any applicable provision of the Florida Insurance Code; or

(b)

Has refused to be examined or to produce its accounts, records, and files for examination, or if any of its officers have refused to give information with respect to its affairs or to perform any other legal obligation as to such examination, when required by the office.

(3)

Whenever the financial condition of the arrangement is such that, if not modified or corrected, its continued operation would result in impairment or insolvency, the department may order the arrangement to file with the office and implement a corrective action plan designed to do one or more of the following:Reduce the total amount of present potential liability for benefits by reinsurance or other means.Reduce the volume of new business being accepted.Reduce the expenses of the arrangement by specified methods.Suspend or limit the writing of new business for a specified period of time.Require an increase in the arrangement’s net worth.

If the arrangement fails to submit a plan within 30 days after the office’s order, or if the plan submitted is insufficient to correct the arrangement’s financial condition, the office may order the arrangement to implement one or more of the corrective actions specified in this subsection.

(a)

Reduce the total amount of present potential liability for benefits by reinsurance or other means.

(b)

Reduce the volume of new business being accepted.

(c)

Reduce the expenses of the arrangement by specified methods.

(d)

Suspend or limit the writing of new business for a specified period of time.

(e)

Require an increase in the arrangement’s net worth.

(4)

In any order to suspend the authority of an arrangement to enroll new subscribers, the office shall specify the period during which the suspension is to be in effect and the conditions, if any, which must be met by the arrangement prior to reinstatement of its authority to enroll new subscribers. The order of suspension is subject to rescission or modification by further order of the office prior to the expiration of the suspension period. An arrangement’s authority to enroll new subscribers shall not be reinstated unless it requests reinstatement, and shall not be reinstated if the office finds that the circumstances that gave rise to the suspension still exist.

Source: Section 624.444 — Suspension, revocation of approval, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0624.­444 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

624.44
Examination by the office
624.45
Participation of financial institutions in reinsurance and in insurance exchanges
624.401
Certificate of authority required
624.402
Exceptions, certificate of authority required
624.404
General eligibility of insurers for certificate of authority
624.406
Combinations of insuring powers, one insurer
624.407
Surplus required
624.408
Surplus required
624.410
Permissible insuring combinations without additional capital funds
624.411
Deposit requirement
624.412
Deposit of alien insurers
624.413
Application for certificate of authority
624.414
Issuance or refusal of authority
624.415
Ownership of certificate of authority
624.416
Continuance, expiration, reinstatement, and amendment of certificate of authority
624.418
Suspension, revocation of certificate of authority for violations and special grounds
624.420
Order, notice of suspension or revocation of certificate of authority
624.421
Duration of suspension
624.422
Service of process
624.423
Serving process
624.424
Annual statement and other information
624.425
Agent countersignature required, property, casualty, surety insurance
624.426
Exceptions to countersignature law
624.428
Licensed agent law, life and health insurances
624.430
Withdrawal of insurer or discontinuance of writing certain kinds or lines of insurance
624.436
Florida Nonprofit Multiple-Employer Welfare Arrangement Act
624.437
“Multiple-employer welfare arrangement” defined
624.438
General eligibility
624.439
Filing of application
624.441
Insolvency protection
624.442
Annual reports
624.443
Place of business
624.444
Suspension, revocation of approval
624.445
Order, notice, duration, effect of suspension or revocation
624.446
Rehabilitation, dissolution
624.447
Certificate of insurance for contractors
624.448
Assets of insurers
624.449
Insurer investment in foreign companies
624.460
Short title
624.461
Definition
624.462
Commercial self-insurance funds
624.464
Certificate of authority required
624.466
Application requirements for certificate of authority
624.468
Continuing requirements for certificate of authority
624.470
Annual reports
624.472
Member’s liability
624.473
Dividends
624.474
Assessments
624.475
Tax on premiums, contributions, and assessments
624.476
Impaired self-insurance funds
624.477
Liquidation, rehabilitation, reorganization, and conservation
624.480
Filing, approval, and disapproval of forms
624.482
Making and use of rates
624.483
Self-insurer members
624.484
Registration of agent
624.486
Examination
624.487
Enforcement of specified insurance provisions
624.488
Applicability of related laws
624.489
Liability of trustees of self-insurance trust fund and directors of self-insurance funds operating as corporations
624.490
Registration of pharmacy benefit managers
624.491
Pharmacy audits
624.4031
Church benefit plans and church benefit board
624.4055
Restrictions on existing private passenger automobile insurance
624.4073
Officers and directors of insolvent insurers
624.4085
Risk-based capital requirements for insurers
624.4094
Bail bond premiums
624.4095
Premiums written
624.4135
Redomestication
624.4211
Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation
624.4212
Confidentiality of proprietary business and other information
624.4213
Trade secret documents
624.4241
NAIC filing requirements
624.4243
Reporting of premium growth
624.4245
Change in controlling interest of foreign or alien insurer
624.4301
Notice of temporary discontinuance of writing new residential property insurance policies
624.4305
Nonrenewal of residential property insurance policies
624.4315
Workers’ compensation insurers
624.4361
Definitions
624.4385
Certain words prohibited in name of organization
624.4392
Fund balance
624.4411
Administrative, provider, and management contracts
624.4412
Policy forms
624.4414
Employer participants’ liability
624.4415
Assessments
624.4416
Assessments by receiver
624.4417
Certain sales prohibited
624.4431
Administration
624.4432
Assets, liabilities, and investments
624.4621
Group self-insurance funds
624.4622
Local government self-insurance funds
624.4623
Independent Educational Institution Self-Insurance Funds
624.4625
Corporation not for profit self-insurance funds
624.4626
Electric cooperative self-insurance fund
624.4741
Venue in assessment actions
624.40711
Restrictions on insurers that are wholly owned subsidiaries of insurers to do business in state
624.40851
Confidentiality of risk-based capital information
624.46223
Notice of intent to withdraw
624.46225
Self-insured public utilities
624.46226
Public housing authorities self-insurance funds

Current through Fall 2025

§ 624.444. Suspension, revocation of approval's source at flsenate​.gov