California Insurance Code ARTICLE 3 - Regulation, Licensing, and Registration

  • Section 15006.
    (a) No person shall engage in a business regulated by this chapter, or act or assume to act as, or represent himself or herself to be,...
  • Section 15007.
    A public insurance adjuster within the meaning of this chapter is a person who, for compensation, acts on behalf of or aids in any manner,...
  • Section 15008.
    This chapter does not apply to any of the following:(a) An attorney at law admitted to practice in this state, when performing his or her duties...
  • Section 15009.
    An application for a license under this chapter shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and accompanied by the application fee provided by...
  • Section 15009.1.
    (a) The applicant shall complete a 20-hour prelicensing course of study for the lines of authority for a public insurance adjuster license.(b) An applicant who resides in...
  • Section 15010.
    An application shall be verified and shall include all of the following:(a) The full name and business address of the applicant.(b) The name under which the applicant...
  • Section 15011.
    Before an application for a license is granted, the applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:(a) Be at least 18 years of age.(b) Shall not have...
  • Section 15012.
    The license issued by the commissioner shall include, but not be limited to, adjusting claims for fire and allied coverages, burglary, flood, and all property...
  • Section 15013.
    Each applicant for a license as a public insurance adjuster shall, prior to issuance of the license, personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of...
  • Section 15016.
    (a) The apprentice public insurance adjuster license is a license to facilitate the training necessary to ensure reasonable competency to fulfill the responsibilities of a public...
  • Section 15017.
    (a) A nonresident license shall be issued by the commissioner to qualified persons who meet the requirements set forth in Section 15011, and who have appointed...
  • Section 15018.
    After a hearing, the commissioner may deny a license unless the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant has not:(a) Committed any...
  • Section 15018.5.
    The commissioner may, without hearing, deny an application if the applicant has committed any act or been convicted of a crime constituting grounds for denial...
  • Section 15019.
    Whenever a hearing is held under this chapter to determine whether an applicant for a license should be granted or to determine the qualifications of...
  • Section 15020.
    The form and content of the license shall be determined by the commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 14. (SB 488) Effective January 1,
  • Section 15021.
    The license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch....
  • Section 15022.
    Upon the issuance of a license, a pocket card of that size, design, and content as may be determined by the commissioner shall be issued...
  • Section 15023.
    A license issued under this chapter is not assignable.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1202, Sec. 1.)
  • Section 15024.
    Each licensee shall file with the commissioner the complete address of his or her principal place of business including the name and number of the...
  • Section 15025.
    A licensee shall within 30 days of the change notify the department of any change of his or her address. The principal place of business...
  • Section 15026.
    A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the commissioner as his or her...
  • Section 15027.
    (a) A licensee shall not, directly or indirectly, act within this state as a public insurance adjuster without having first entered into a contract, in writing,...
  • Section 15027.1.
    (a) In addition to the restrictions in subdivision (e) of Section 15027, a licensee shall not solicit a contract of engagement for residential properties under this...
  • Section 15027.5.
    Any person acting as a public adjuster who has executed a contract as described in Section 15027 is the agent of the insured. While acting...
  • Section 15028.
    No person licensed as a public insurance adjuster shall do any of the following:(a) Use any misrepresentation to solicit a contract or agreement to adjust a...
  • Section 15028.5.
    (a) A public insurance adjuster shall maintain a complete record of each of his or her transactions as a public insurance adjuster. The records shall include...
  • Section 15028.6.
    All funds received as claim proceeds by any person acting as a public insurance adjuster are received and held by that person in his or...
  • Section 15028.7.
    (a) A public adjuster who receives, accepts, or holds any funds on behalf of an insured towards the settlement of a claim for loss or damage...
  • Section 15029.
    No person shall concurrently hold a license under the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000).(Added by Stats....
  • Section 15030.
    Each licensee shall maintain a record containing that information relative to his or her employees as may be prescribed by the commissioner.(Added by Stats. 1985,...
  • Section 15031.
    (a) A licensee shall not conduct a business under a fictitious or other business name unless and until he or she has obtained the written authorization...
  • Section 15032.
    Every advertisement by a licensee soliciting or advertising business shall contain his or her name, address, or license number as they appear in the records...

Last modified: October 22, 2018