Fla. Stat. 628.091
Filing, approval of articles of incorporation

(1)

No domestic stock or mutual insurer shall be formed unless its articles of incorporation are approved by the office prior to filing the same with and approval by the Department of State as provided by law.

(2)

The incorporators shall file the triplicate originals of the articles of incorporation with the office, accompanied by the filing fee specified in s. 624.501.

(3)

The office shall promptly examine the articles of incorporation. If it finds that the articles of incorporation conform to law, and that a permit has been or will be issued, it shall endorse its approval on each of the triplicate originals of the articles of incorporation, retain one copy for its files, and return the remaining copies to the incorporators for filing with the Department of State.

(4)

If the office does not so find, it shall refuse to approve the articles of incorporation and shall return the originals.

Source: Section 628.091 — Filing, approval of articles of incorporation, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0628.­091 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

628.011
Scope of part 628.021
“Stock insurer” defined 628.031
“Mutual insurer” defined 628.041
Applicability of general corporation statutes 628.051
Application for permit to form insurer 628.061
Investigation of proposed organization 628.071
Granting, denial of permit 628.081
Incorporation of domestic insurer 628.091
Filing, approval of articles of incorporation 628.101
Amendment of certificate of incorporation 628.111
Amendment of articles of incorporation 628.121
Capital stock 628.131
Limitation on organization and stock sales expenses 628.151
Insurance business exclusive 628.152
Domestic stock insurers 628.161
Initial qualifications 628.171
Formation of mutual insurer 628.221
Bylaws of mutual insurer 628.231
Directors 628.251
Management and exclusive agency contracts 628.255
Person with effective control cannot receive commission unless contract approved 628.261
Notice of change of director or officer 628.271
Office and records 628.281
Exceptions to requirement that office, records, and assets be maintained in this state 628.291
Unauthorized transactions in other states 628.301
Membership in mutual insurer 628.341
Nonassessable policies 628.351
Nonassessable policies 628.361
Participating policies 628.371
Dividends to stockholders 628.381
Dividends to mutual policyholders 628.391
Illegal dividends 628.401
Borrowed surplus 628.411
Impairment of capital or assets 628.421
Assessment of stockholders or members 628.431
Mutualization of stock insurers 628.441
Converting mutual insurer 628.451
Merger or share exchange of stock insurers and other entities 628.461
Acquisition of controlling stock 628.471
Mergers 628.481
Bulk reinsurance 628.491
Mergers and consolidations 628.501
Mutual member’s share of assets on liquidation 628.511
Ownership or transfer of securities without physical delivery of certificates 628.520
Change of domicile of a foreign insurer 628.525
Change of domicile of a domestic insurer 628.530
Effects of redomestication 628.535
Authority to adopt rules 628.4615
Specialty insurers

Current through Fall 2025

§ 628.091. Filing, approval of articles of incorporation's source at flsenate​.gov