Code of Alabama - Title 27: Insurance - Chapter 9A - Independent Adjusters

• Section 27-9A-1 Purpose and scope
  This chapter governs the qualifications and procedures for licensing independent adjusters. It specifies the duties of and restrictions on independent adjusters.
• Section 27-9A-2 Definitions
  For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) APPRENTICE INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER. As defined...
• Section 27-9A-3 Independent adjuster defined; exclusions
  (a) For purposes of this chapter, an "independent adjuster" is a person who, for compensation as an independent contractor or as an employee of an...
• Section 27-9A-4 License required
  A person shall not act or hold the person out as an independent adjuster in this state unless the person is licensed as an independent...
• Section 27-9A-5 Registration of emergency independent adjusters
  (a) In the event of a state of emergency, a person who is otherwise qualified to adjust claims, but is not already licensed as an...
• Section 27-9A-6 Application for license
  (a) An individual applying for a resident independent adjuster license shall apply to the commissioner on the appropriate NAIC Uniform Individual Application and declare under...
• Section 27-9A-7 License; license renewal; name or address change
  (a) Unless denied licensure pursuant to Section 27-9A-12, a person who meets the requirements of Sections 27-9A-6 and 27-9A-8 shall be issued an independent adjuster...
• Section 27-9A-8 Prelicensing course and examination
  (a)(1) Every individual subject to the examination required in subsection (b) shall first complete a prelicensing course consisting of 20 classroom hours per line of...
• Section 27-9A-9 Exemptions from examination
  (a) An individual applicant for an independent adjuster license in this state shall not be required to complete any prelicensing course or examination if the...
• Section 27-9A-10 Nonresident license
  (a) Unless refused licensure pursuant to Section 27-9A-12, a nonresident person shall receive a nonresident independent adjuster license if: (1) The person is currently licensed...
• Section 27-9A-11 Apprentice independent adjuster license
  (a) The apprentice independent adjuster license is a temporary license for an individual residing in this state who is qualified for an independent adjuster license...
• Section 27-9A-12 License denial, non-renewal, or revocation
  (a) The commissioner may place on probation, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an independent adjuster's license, an apprentice independent adjuster's license, or...
• Section 27-9A-13 Continuing education
  (a) An individual who holds an independent adjuster license and who is not exempt under subsection (b) shall satisfactorily complete a minimum of 24 hours...
• Section 27-9A-14 Record retention
  An independent adjuster shall maintain a copy of each contract between the independent adjuster and the insurer and comply with the record retention policy as...
• Section 27-9A-15 Standards of conduct of independent adjusters
  In the conduct of business in this state, each independent adjuster, apprentice adjuster, and emergency independent adjuster shall: (1) Be honest and fair in all...
• Section 27-9A-16 Reporting of actions
  (a) An independent adjuster shall report to the commissioner any administrative action taken against the independent adjuster by a governmental agency in another jurisdiction or...
• Section 27-9A-17 Fingerprints
  (a) In order to make a determination of license eligibility, the commissioner may require fingerprints of applicants and to submit the fingerprints and the fee...
• Section 27-9A-18 Rules
  (a) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable rules as are necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2...

Last modified: May 3, 2021