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This Florida Insurance Law — Life & Health Florida Insurance Regulation & Financial Services practice set has 16 practice questions based on the official exam materials, each with an instant explanation.

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Three questions from the Florida Insurance Regulation & Financial Services bank with the correct answer and an explanation. The practice quiz above draws 16 questions at random from the same bank.

  1. In Florida, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is the head of which state agency?

    • The Department of Financial Services (DFS) — Correct answer
    • The Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) only, with no authority over DFS
    • The Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) only, with no authority over DFS
    • The Financial Services Commission, acting alone without the Governor and Cabinet

    Explanation: The CFO is an elected Cabinet officer who serves as the head of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) (Fla. Stat. ch. 20, §20.121).

    Handbook: Florida Insurance Regulation & Financial Services — Chief Financial Officer

  2. Florida's Financial Services Commission is composed of:

    • The Governor and Cabinet, acting as a collegial body — Correct answer
    • The CFO acting alone as a single agency head
    • A panel of insurance industry executives appointed by the CFO
    • The director of the Office of Insurance Regulation and the director of the Office of Financial Regulation only

    Explanation: The Financial Services Commission consists of the Governor and Cabinet (which includes the CFO), acting collegially as agency head for OIR and OFR (Fla. Stat. §20.121(3)).

    Handbook: Florida Insurance Regulation & Financial Services — Financial Services Commission Composition

  3. What is the primary regulatory function of the Financial Services Commission with respect to the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR)?

    • It serves as the agency head providing general supervision over both offices — Correct answer
    • It personally issues every individual producer license
    • It replaces the CFO as head of the Department of Financial Services
    • It has no supervisory role over either office — each office is fully independent

    Explanation: The Financial Services Commission (Governor + Cabinet) acts as the agency head with general supervisory authority over both OIR and OFR, though each office exercises its own regulatory and enforcement authority day to day (Fla. Stat. §20.121(3)).

    Handbook: Florida Insurance Regulation & Financial Services — Financial Services Commission's Role