Section 626.511(3), F.S. Any information or record regarding the termination of an appointment which is furnished to the Office of Insurance Regulation or the Department of Financial Services under this section is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Section 626.601(6), F.S. The complaint and any information obtained pursuant to the investigation by the Office of Insurance Regulation or the Department of Financial Services are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), unless the department or the Office takes specified action against the individual or entity. Section 626.631(2), F.S. Except as provided in the subsection, the records or evidence of the Department of Financial Services relative to a hearing on the suspension or revocation of a license or appointment are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until after the material has been published at the hearing. Section 626.84195(2), F.S. Proprietary business information, as defined in the exemption, provided to the Office of Insurance Regulation by a title insurance agency or insurer is confidential and exempt until such information is otherwise publicly available or is no longer treated by the title insurance agency or insurer as proprietary business information. Section 626.842(3), F.S. Information contained in credit or character reports furnished to the Department of Financial Services under this section (relating to applications of title insurance agents) is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Section 626.8433(3), F.S. Any information or record furnished to the Department of Financial Services under this section regarding the reasons for termination of the appointment of a title insurance agent is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). Section 626.884(2), F.S. Except as provided in the subsection, information contained in the books and records of an insurance administrator is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) if the disclosure would reveal a trade secret as defined in s. 688.002. Section 626.921(8), F.S. Information furnished to the Department of Financial Services pursuant to pertinent statutes relating to policies and examinations of surplus lines agents is confidential and exempt if disclosure would reveal information specific to a particular policy or policy holder. Information furnished to the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office under the Surplus Lines Law is confidential and exempt if disclosure would reveal information specific to a particular policy or policy holder. Section 626.9651, F.S. The Department of Financial Services and the Financial Services Commission must adopt rules consistent with other provisions of the Florida Insurance Code to govern the use of a consumer’s nonpublic personal financial and health information. Section 626.989(5), F.S. Records of the Department of Financial Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation relating to an investigation of insurance fraud under this section are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) until the investigation is completed or ceases to be “active,” as that term is defined in the subsection, unless disclosure would result in certain enumerated consequences. Section 626.9891(11)(a), F.S. Information relating to investigation and tracking of insurance fraud submitted by insurers to the Department of Financial Services is exempt from public disclosure. (Florida Office of the Attorney General // © March 9, 2023)
