631.56 Board of directors.—
(1) The board of directors of the association shall consist of not less than five or more than nine persons serving terms as established in the plan of operation. The department shall approve and appoint to the board persons recommended by the member insurers. In the event the department finds that any recommended person does not meet the qualifications for service on the board, the department shall request the member insurers to recommend another person. Each member shall serve for a 4-year term and may be reappointed. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the remaining period of the term in the same manner as initial appointments.
(2) In appointing members to the board, the department shall consider among other things whether all areas of insurance covered by this part are fairly represented.
(3) Members of the board may be reimbursed from the assets of the association for expenses incurred by them as members of the board of directors.
(4) Any board member representing an insurer in receivership shall be terminated as a board member, effective as of the date of the entry of the order of receivership.
History.—s. 7, ch. 70-20; s. 809(1st), ch. 82-243; ss. 187, 188, ch. 91-108; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 1354, ch. 2003-261; s. 9, ch. 2011-226.
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