Division of Agent and Agency Services
Protecting the Insurance-Buying Public by Licensing Competent and Trustworthy
Individuals and Entities and Expeditiously Investigating Alleged Violations
of the Florida Insurance Code
Licensure & Compliance
RESIDENT PERSONAL LINES AGENT
TYPE AND CLASSES:
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20-44 Personal Lines Agent
Florida Statutes 626.015 (15) defines a “PERSONAL LINES AGENT” as
a general lines agent who is limited to transacting business related
to property and casualty insurance sold to individuals and families
for noncommercial purposes.
Application Qualifications:
- Complete an online application for License and submit appropriate
fees.
Apply for license
- Be a natural person at least 18 years of age.
- Be a resident of the state of Florida.
- Be a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses a work
authorization from the United States Immigration and Naturalization
Services.
- Be fingerprinted at one of the Department's fingerprint sites.Fingerprint locations and additional information
- If licensed in another state within three years, provide a Letter
of Clearance.
- Requirements for applicants with prior criminal history
(Click Here)
State Examination Qualifications
Must be completed within four years of application date
- Successfully completed a 52 hour insurance course for personal
lines approved by the Department
(Find Course); or
- Successfully completed a correspondence course AND have
three months of responsible insurance experience approved by the
Department. This course is offered by the University of Florida
(352) 392-1711
(Find Course) and
Qualification
and Verification Form Link); or
- Successfully completed six months of responsible insurance duties
as a licensed AND appointed Customer Representative or Limited
Customer Representative in property and casualty insurance AND
completing a 20 hour pre-licensing classroom course
(Find Course);or
- Successfully completed six months of responsible insurance duties
as a licensed AND appointed Service Representative in property
and casualty insurance AND completing a 40 hour pre-licensing
classroom course
(Find Course);or
- Successfully completed three years of responsible insurance
duties as a licensed AND appointed Customer Representative
Qualification
and Verification Form Link)
Exemptions for State Examination
- A letter of clearance indicating the licensee held a personal
lines license for at least one (1) year in his/her home state and
applying for a license within 90 days of becoming a resident of
the State of Florida; or
- An original letter from the American Institute for Property
and Liability Underwriters certifying the licensee was awarded the
Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation
and has been engaged in business the last 4 years.
