Title 31 — Insurance and Securities.
94 chapters · 1,236 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 31-1631.01 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Public Insurance Adjuster Licensure Act of 2002.”
D.C. Code § 31-1631.02 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Insurance and Securities Regulation [Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking]. (2) “District” means the District of Columbia. (3) “License” means a license issued…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.03 License requirement
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No person shall, directly or indirectly, act as a public insurance adjuster without first procuring a license from the Commissioner to act as a public insurance adjuster.
D.C. Code § 31-1631.04 Licensure
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(a) The Commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant for a public insurance adjuster’s license who: (1) Has paid the applicable fee established by the Commissioner by rule; (2) Passes a written examination for which a fee may be charged; and (3) Has sufficient experience, t…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.05 Bond requirement
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(a) At the time of the application for license as a public insurance adjuster, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner a bond executed and issued by a surety insurer authorized to transact business in the District in the amount of $20,000, which bond shall serve the faithf…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.06 Maintenance of records
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(a) A public insurance adjuster shall maintain a complete record of each transaction as a public insurance adjuster. The records required by this section shall include the: (1) Name of the insured; (2) Date, location, and amount of the loss; (3) Copy of the contract between the p…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.07 License denial, suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew; civil penalties
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(a) The Commissioner may deny a license to an applicant or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if the applicant or licensee: (1) Violates the provisions of this chapter or any standard of conduct prescribed by the Commissioner in regulations; (2) Makes a material missta…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.08 Contracts and solicitation of contracts
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(a) No licensee shall, directly or indirectly, act within the District as a public insurance adjuster without having first entered into a contract, in writing, on a form approved by the Commissioner and executed in duplicate by the public insurance adjuster and the insured or a d…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.09 Adjustments to comply with insurance contract and law
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A public insurance adjuster shall adjust or investigate every claim, damage, or loss made or occurring under an insurance contract for which the public insurance adjuster has been employed in accordance with the terms and conditions of his or her contract with the insured and the…
D.C. Code § 31-1631.10 Regulations
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The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this chapter.
D.C. Code § 31-1631.11 [Reserved]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
D.C. Code § 31-1631.12 Scope
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This chapter shall not apply to: (1) An adjuster for or an agent or employee of an insurer or group of insurers under common control or ownership that, as a representative of the insurer or group, adjusts losses or damages under policies issued by the insurer or group; (2) A brok…