Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters by deeming requirements regarding a written examination met if the applicant holds a claim certification from a national or state-based claims association.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5049--A
Cal. No. 299
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 18, 2025
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Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance --
recommitted to the Committee on Insurance in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate
and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored
to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to licensing of independ-
ent adjusters
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (f) of section 2108 of the insur-
2 ance law is amended to read as follows:
3 (1) The superintendent shall, in order to determine the trustworthi-
4 ness and competency to act as an independent adjuster of each individual
5 applicant for such license, and of each proposed sub-licensee, except in
6 the case of a renewal license, require every such individual to take and
7 pass, to the satisfaction of the superintendent, a personal written
8 examination. The superintendent may prescribe the types of written exam-
9 inations according to the kind or kinds of insurance claims [which] that
10 the applicant is to be licensed to investigate and adjust. The exam
11 requirement shall be deemed met for individuals holding a claims certif-
12 ication issued by a national or state-based claims association with a
13 certification program that consists of at least forty hours of pre-exam
14 coursework, a proctored exam of sufficient length to adequately deter-
15 mine the competency of the individual, and twenty-four hours of continu-
16 ing education required for certification renewals on a biennial basis,
17 subject to the approval of the superintendent.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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