Activation Code

The number sent to an appointing entity upon completion of the registration process. This number should be entered into the activation screen with the appointing entity number to activate the appointing entity's eAppoint account.

Affirmation Statement

A statement indicating that the person making the online transaction has been authorized by the appointing entity to do so.

Agency

A business location at which an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity (except an insurer or entity employee) engages in any activity or employs individuals to engage in any activity that by law may be performed only by a licensee.

Appointing Entity Number

The unique

Appointing Entity Registration

The process by which an appointing entity becomes eligible to use eAppoint.

Appointment Date

The date an appointment was created.

Authority Category

The kind of approval granted by the Department to an entity to conduct insurance-related business.

Common Tasks Menu

A list of functions used within eAppoint displayed on the left side of the screen.

Contact Person

The person who is responsible for maintaining the appointing entity's eAppoint account.

CORE

An acronym for Company and Related Entity.

DI4-39

The online form used in eAppoint for terminating an existing appointment.

DI4-501

The online form used in eAppoint for creating a new appointment.

DI4-545

The online form used in eAppoint for creating a new exchange of business registration.

DI4-565

The online form used in eAppoint for terminating an existing exchange of business registration.

eAppoint

A Web-based system for appointing entities and third party/servicing agency administrators to manage appointments and exchange of business registrations.

FEIN

A company's nine-digit Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).

Filing Status

The current condition of the authority given by the Department to a company for conducting business, as defined by its license and category or type.

Florida Company Code

A company's five-digit FLORIDA identification number.

Insurer Group

A group of CORE entities eligible to file as a single appointing entity.

Invoicing Address

The address an appointing entity's Appointment and Exchange of Business Renewal Invoices will be sent.

License Number

The unique number assigned to a particular Licensee by the Department of Financial Services.

Line of Business

The authority's line of business type.

Mailing Address

The address the Department of Fiancial Services uses for the majority of correspondence with an appointing entity.

NAIC Company Code

A company's five-digit National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) company code.

NAIC Group Code

A company's National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) group code.

Self Appointing Entity

A licensee that holds a Type and Class of License that permits him or her to appoint him or herself.

Single Insurer

A CORE entity eligible to be an appointing entity.

SSN

Social Security Number

Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrator

A Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrator, for the purposes of eAppoint, is considered one of the following:    A separate entity managing appointments and exchanges of business on behalf of an appointing entity. An appointing entity can have multiple Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrators, each set up with individual permissions. For example, an appointing entity may select one Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrator to handle appointment renewals and another to manage the issuing of new appointments.    A branch or satellite office of a larger company. For instance, a large company with multiple office locations may set up Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrator accounts for each branch or satellite office of the company. Keep in mind that the first location that registers with eAppoint would be responsible for setting up the other branches/satellite offices as Third Party/Servicing Agency Administrators within their account.

TYCL

The type and class associated with a license or appointment.

Username

The name used to log on to eAppoint. This will automatically be the email address used during the registration process.