Pou v. Department of Insurance & Treasurer

Maria Amelia Pou appeals an order of the Department of Insurance temporarily suspending her license. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

As this is a licensing disciplinary procedure, the burden on the Department at the administrative hearing was to establish the allegations in the administrative complaint by clear and convincing evidence. See Ferris v. Turlington, 510 So.2d 292, 294 (Fla.1987); Hoover v. Agency for Health Care Admin., 676 So.2d 1380, 1382 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).

Our standard of review is whether there was competent substantial evidence to support the findings of the…