| Chapter 119 |
| 2022 -- H 7368 Enacted 06/21/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO INSURANCE -- CLAIMS ADJUSTERS |
Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, and Azzinaro |
| Date Introduced: February 09, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Sections 27-10-6 and 27-10-7.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 27-10 entitled |
| "Claim Adjusters" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 27-10-6. Examination. |
| (a) The department shall subject the applicant to a written examination as to his or her |
| competency to act as an insurance claim adjuster. The examination shall test the knowledge of the |
| individual concerning the duties and responsibilities of an adjuster and the insurance laws and |
| regulations of this state. |
| (b) The department may make arrangements, including contracting with an outside testing |
| service, for administering examinations and collecting a nonrefundable fee for the examination. |
| (c) Each individual applying for an examination shall remit a non-refundable |
| nonrefundable fee as prescribed by the department. |
| (d) An individual who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled or fails to pass the |
| examination shall reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before being |
| rescheduled for another examination. |
| (e) The department may accept successful completion of an examination administered by |
| a federal entity in substitute for a state examination for the crop line of authority for |
| company/independent adjusters. |
| (f) The department may also accept, in lieu of the written examination referred to in |
| subsection (a) of this section, a certification issued by a national or state-based claims association |
| with a program approved by the department, that includes a proctored exam of sufficient length |
| and rigor to adequately determine the competence of the applicant and any other requirements set |
| by the department of business regulation. |
| 27-10-7.1. Nonresident license reciprocity. |
| (a) Unless denied licensure, a nonresident person shall receive a nonresident adjuster |
| license if: |
| (1) The person is currently licensed as a resident adjuster and is in good standing in his or |
| her home state; |
| (2) The person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid the fees required |
| by ยง 27-10-3(a)(6); |
| (3) The person has submitted or transmitted to the department the appropriate, completed |
| application for licensure for the equivalent type of license and lines of authority; and |
| (4) The person's home state awards nonresident adjuster licenses to residents of this state |
| on the same basis. |
| (b) The insurance commissioner may verify the adjuster's licensing status through the |
| database maintained by the NAIC, its affiliates, or subsidiaries. |
| (c) As a condition to continuation of an adjuster license issued under this section, the |
| licensee shall maintain a resident adjuster license in his or her home state. The nonresident adjuster |
| license issued under this section shall terminate and be surrendered immediately if the home state |
| adjuster license terminates for any reason, unless the adjuster has been issued a license as a resident |
| adjuster in his or her new home state. Notification to any state where a nonresident license is issued |
| must be made as soon as possible, yet no later than thirty (30) days of change in new state resident |
| license. The licensee shall include new and old addresses in the notification to the department. A |
| new state resident license is required for nonresident licenses to remain valid. The new state resident |
| license must have reciprocity with the licensing nonresident state(s) for the nonresident license not |
| to terminate. |
| (d) The department may grant a nonresident license to an adjuster that who holds a current |
| certificate issued by a national or state based claims association with a program, approved by the |
| department, that includes at a minimum, a proctored exam of sufficient length and rigor to |
| adequately determine the competence of the applicant and any other requirements set by the |
| department of business regulation. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2023. |
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