Florida Administrative Code
69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
69B - Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services
Chapter 69B-250 - MEDIATORS
Section 69B-250.002 - Qualifications of Mediators

(1) An applicant for approval to participate as a mediator in the property insurance claim mediation program pursuant to Section 627.7015, F.S., or the motor vehicle insurance claim mediation program pursuant to Section 627.745, F.S., must submit a completed Form DFS-H2-591, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08550, Mediator Application, rev. 03/17, to the Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Licensing, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0319. The Mediator Application (Rev. 03/17) is hereby incorporated by reference, and can be obtained at the following website: http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/Agents/Licensure/Forms/documents/DFS-H2-591.pdf.

(2) An applicant for approval as a mediator must meet one of the following requirements:

(3) The Department shall deny an application if the applicant fails to meet one of the qualifications in subsection (2), above.

(4) A mediator shall incur a 6-month suspension of approval to participate in the property insurance claim and motor vehicle insurance claim mediation programs for failure to maintain his or her certification as a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit court mediator. Mediators qualifying based on their status as a Florida Supreme Court certified circuit court mediator must notify the Department in writing within 5 business days if such certification is placed in a lapsed, suspended, sanctioned, or decertified status. Such notice shall be mailed to the Bureau of Licensing at the address in subsection (1), or electronically submitted to the Department at AgentLicensing@MyFloridaCFO.com. A Florida Supreme Court certified circuit court mediator in a lapsed, suspended, sanctioned, or decertified status is not eligible to participate in either of the mediation programs until the certification is reinstated by the Florida Supreme Court.

(5) The Department shall maintain a list of all approved mediators, which will include the mediator's name, address, telephone number, a listing of counties in which each mediator is willing to mediate, and the date the mediator's name was added to the list.