(3)(a) An insurer may furnish to general lines agents who are not appointed by the insurer its forms, coverage documents, binders, applications, and other incidental supplies only for the purposes set forth in this section and only to the extent necessary to facilitate the writing of exchange of business pursuant to this section. The insurer shall assign a unique brokering agent’s register number to each agent not appointed with the insurer but furnished with the insurer’s forms, coverage documents, binders, applications, and other incidental supplies.
(b) Each form, coverage document, binder, and application shall contain the following legend prominently displayed which shall be properly and completely filled out by the agent when utilized: “BROKERING AGENT’S REGISTER NO. .”
(c) The following legend must immediately preface a line provided for the applicant’s signature on the application which shall be properly and completely filled out by the agent when utilized: “I understand this application is not a binder unless indicated as such on this form by the brokering agent.”
(d) When business is placed under subsection (2), the following legend must preface a line provided for the brokering agent’s signature which shall be properly and completely filled out by the agent when utilized: “This application is in compliance with Section 626.752, Florida Statutes. A copy has been furnished to the applicant or insured and coverage is: [ ] Bound effective (time) (date) ; [ ] Not bound.” (e) The brokering agent shall maintain an appropriate and permanent Brokering Agent’s Register, which shall be a bound journal in which chronologically numbered transactions are entered no later than the day in which the brokering agent’s application bearing the same number is signed by the applicant. The numbers shall reflect an annual aggregate through numerical sequence and be preceded by the last two digits of the current year. The initial entry shall contain the number of the transaction, date, time, date of binder, date on which coverage commences, name and address of applicant, type of coverage desired, name of insurer binding the risk or to whom the application is to be submitted, and the amount of any premium collected therefor. By no later than the date following policy delivery, the policy number and coverage expiration date shall be added to the register.
(f) Policies written in accordance with this section shall be properly countersigned in accordance with the provisions of s. 624.425. (g)1. Any insurer furnishing forms, coverage documents, binders, applications, and incidental supplies to an agent not appointed with the insurer shall keep a log sufficient to identify the agent.
2. With respect to business placed under this section, if an agent collects a premium or other payment from an insured, the payment to the agent shall be deemed to constitute payment to the insurer.
3. The agent shall furnish the applicant or insured with completed legible copies of all documents signed by the applicant or the agent before the applicant pays any part of the premium. Such documents include, but are not limited to, applications, receipts, coverage selection forms, and outlines of coverage.
(h)1. No insurer shall furnish forms, coverage documents, binders, applications, and incidental supplies to an agent, for the purposes of this section, whether or not appointed with the insurer unless the name of the insurer is prominently displayed thereon.
2. No agent shall utilize a form, coverage documents, binder, or application which does not have prominently displayed on its face the insurer’s name.
3. No agent shall utilize a form, coverage document, binder, or application not furnished by the insurer or not furnished on behalf of the insurer by its managing general agent with respect to which the form, coverage document, binder, or application applies.
4. The agent shall not place any business pursuant to this section unless the agent has fully complied with all requirements of this section.
5. No insurer shall accept business from an agent not appointed with the insurer on a form, coverage document, binder, or application not furnished to the agent by the insurer.
6. No business shall be placed pursuant to subsection (2), using a form, coverage document, binder, or application containing the name of more than one insurer with check-off boxes or spaces in which the agent indicates the insurer with which coverage is bound or with respect to which premium is collected.
(i) No provision of this section shall be construed to limit the rights of any person afforded under s. 626.342.