Fla. Stat. 626.8736
Nonresident independent or public adjusters; service of process

(1)

Each licensed nonresident public adjuster or all-lines adjuster appointed as an independent adjuster shall appoint the Chief Financial Officer and his or her successors in office as his or her attorney to receive service of legal process issued against such adjuster in this state, upon causes of action arising within this state out of transactions under his license and appointment. Service upon the Chief Financial Officer as attorney constitutes effective legal service upon the nonresident independent or public adjuster.

(2)

The appointment of the Chief Financial Officer for service of process is irrevocable as long as there could be any cause of action against the nonresident public adjuster or all-lines adjuster appointed as an independent adjuster arising out of his or her insurance transactions in this state.

(3)

Duplicate copies of legal process against the nonresident public adjuster or all-lines adjuster appointed as an independent adjuster shall be served upon the Chief Financial Officer by a person competent to serve a summons.

(4)

Upon receiving the service, the Chief Financial Officer shall send one of the copies of the process, by registered mail with return receipt requested, to the defendant nonresident public adjuster or all-lines adjuster appointed as an independent adjuster at his or her last address of record with the department.

(5)

The Chief Financial Officer shall keep a record of the day and hour of service upon him or her of all legal process received under this section.

Source: Section 626.8736 — Nonresident independent or public adjusters; service of process, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0626.­8736 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

626.851
Short title 626.852
Scope of this part 626.853
Part supplements licensing law 626.854
“Public adjuster” defined 626.855
“Independent adjuster” defined 626.856
“Company employee adjuster” defined 626.859
“Catastrophe” or “emergency” adjuster defined 626.860
Attorneys at law 626.861
Insurer’s officers, insurer’s employees, reciprocal insurer’s representatives 626.862
Agents 626.863
Claims referrals to independent adjusters 626.864
Adjuster license types 626.865
Public adjuster’s qualifications, bond 626.866
All-lines adjuster qualifications 626.869
License, adjusters 626.870
Application for license 626.871
Reappointment after military service 626.874
Catastrophe or emergency adjusters 626.875
Office and records 626.876
Exclusive employment 626.877
Adjustments to comply with insurance contract and law 626.878
Rules 626.8548
“All-lines adjuster” defined 626.8561
“Public adjuster apprentice” defined 626.8582
“Nonresident public adjuster” defined 626.8584
“Nonresident all-lines adjuster” defined 626.8621
Adjustments by guaranty association employees 626.8651
Public adjuster apprentice appointment 626.8685
Portable electronics insurance claims 626.8695
Primary adjuster 626.8696
Application for adjusting firm license 626.8697
Grounds for refusal, suspension, or revocation of adjusting firm license 626.8698
Disciplinary guidelines for public adjusters and public adjuster apprentices 626.8732
Nonresident public adjuster’s qualifications, bond 626.8734
Nonresident all-lines adjuster license qualifications 626.8736
Nonresident independent or public adjusters 626.8737
Nonresident adjusters 626.8738
Penalty for violation 626.8795
Public adjusters 626.8796
Public adjuster contracts 626.8797
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Current through Fall 2025

§ 626.8736. Nonresident independent or public adjusters; service of process's source at flsenate​.gov