Title 17, Title 17: CORPORATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR FINANCE AND INSURANCE

17:22B-13 Prohibited practices. 13. No individual, firm, association or corporation licensed under P.L.1993, c.66 (C.17:22B-1 et al.) shall: a. solicit the adjustment of a loss or damage occurring in this State from an insured, whether by personal interview, by telephone, or by a…

17:22B-13.1 Public adjusters, written contract, right to cancel, terminate, notice. 2. a. A public adjuster shall not, directly or indirectly, act within this State as a public adjuster without having first entered into a contract, in writing, and executed in duplicate by the pub…

17:22B-14. Refusal to issue or renew license, revocation; conditions 14. a. The commissioner may refuse to issue or renew a license, or suspend or revoke any adjuster's license if, after notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968…

17:22B-15. One-year waiting period after revocation 15. No individual, firm, association or corporation whose license has been so revoked, and no firm or association of which the individual is a member, and no corporation of which the individual is an officer or director, shall b…

17:22B-16. Notice to applicant of rejection, suspension or revocation 16. If an application for a license under this act is rejected, or if any license is suspended or revoked by the commissioner, he shall forthwith give notice to the applicant, or to the licensee or sublicensee,…

17:22B-17. Violations; civil penalties 17. Any person violating any provision of this act shall, in addition to any other sanctions provided by law, be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for the first offense and not more than $5,000 for the second and each subsequ…

17:22B-18. Additional fees 18. a. The commissioner shall set reasonable, necessary and appropriate fees, other than licensure fees under section 9 of this act, to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. Applicants may be charged a fee for any licensing examination conducted pursu…

17:22B-19. Licenses remain property of State 19. a. All licenses shall at all times be the property of the State of New Jersey and upon any suspension, revocation, refusal to renew, expiration or other termination shall no longer be in force and effect. Upon any suspension, revoc…

17:22B-2. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance. "Department" means the Department of Insurance. "Public adjuster" or "adjuster" means any individual, firm, association or corporation who, or which, for money, commission or any oth…

17:22B-20. Rules, regulations 20. The commissioner may promulgate any rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.1993,c.66,s.20.

17:22B-3. License required for adjuster 3. a. No individual, firm, association or corporation shall act as an adjuster in this State unless authorized to do so by virtue of a license issued or renewed pursuant to this act. b. No adjuster shall act on behalf of an insured unless l…

17:22B-4. Nonapplicability of act 4. a. Nothing contained in this act applicable to public adjusters shall apply to any employee, agent, or other representative of any authorized insurer who acts in that capacity in the adjustment of claims, nor to any licensed insurance producer…

17:22B-5. Issuance of license 5. The commissioner may issue a public adjuster's license to any individual, firm, association or corporation, hereinafter designated as the licensee, who, or which, is trustworthy and competent to act as an adjuster in a manner as to safeguard the i…

17:22B-6. Application requirements 6. a. Before any license or any renewal thereof shall be issued by the commissioner, there shall be filed in his office a written application therefor. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain informa…

17:22B-7. Written examination 7. a. The commissioner shall require every individual applicant and each sublicensee to take and pass a written examination to his satisfaction, except in the case of a renewal license, in order to determine the competency of the applicant or sublice…

17:22B-8. License granted without examination, prior experience 8. a. Upon payment of the prescribed fee as provided in this act, a person who has been employed as or acted as a public adjuster as his principal business for a period of five years immediately prior to the effectiv…

17:22B-9 License fees. 9. For applications made during the first year of operation of this act, there shall be paid to the commissioner by each individual applicant and by each proposed sublicensee a fee of $300 for an initial license term of four years. Thereafter, the commissio…