US Lawyer Database

For Lawyer-Seekers

YOU DESERVE THE BEST LAWYER

§ 83-17-401. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Adjuster” means any person who, as an independent contractor, or as an employee of an independent contractor, adjustment bureau, association, insurance company or corporation, managing general agent or self-insured, investigates or adjusts losses on behalf of either an insurer or a self-insured, or any person […]

§ 83-17-403. Posing as adjuster prohibited; penalty

No person shall act as or hold himself out to be an adjuster in this state unless he is licensed therefor by the Commissioner of Insurance in this state, except that an individual, who is undergoing education and training as an adjuster under the direction and supervision of a licensed adjuster for a period not […]

§ 83-17-405. Application for license

Application for a license as an insurance adjuster shall be made to the commissioner upon forms as prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. As a part of, or in connection with, any such application, the applicant shall furnish such information concerning his identity, personal history, experience, business record and any other pertinent facts as the […]

§ 83-17-407. Waiver of license requirement for certain adjuster license applicants; prohibition against denial of reciprocity for applicant licensed in another state solely because applicant is not resident of the United States

The commissioner may waive any license requirement for an applicant with a valid license from another state having license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, or an applicant with a certification from a person or entity approved by the commissioner that provides adjuster education and training and has met the standards as set […]

§ 83-17-409. Emergency licenses; conditions for issuing; fee

In the event of a catastrophe or emergency which arises out of a disaster, act of God, riot, civil commotion, conflagration or other similar occurrence, the commissioner, upon application, shall issue an emergency license to persons who are residents or nonresidents of this state and who may or may not be otherwise licensed adjusters. Such […]

§ 83-17-413. Qualifications for license

The commissioner shall license as an insurance adjuster only an individual who has otherwise complied with this article and who has furnished evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that: He is at least eighteen (18) years of age; He is a bona fide resident of this state, or is a resident of a state or country […]

§ 83-17-415. Continuing education requirement; certification of programs

The commissioner shall adopt a procedure for certifying continuing education programs. Each individual seeking renewal of an adjuster license, which has been in effect for a term of eighteen (18) months or less shall satisfactorily complete twelve (12) hours of study in approved continuing education courses. Every individual seeking renewal of an adjuster license, which […]

§ 83-17-417. Examination requirement; exceptions; subject matter; manual

Each applicant for a license as an adjuster, before the issuance of such license, shall personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, an examination as a test of his qualifications and competency; but the requirement of an examination shall not apply to any of the following: An applicant who for the one-year […]

§ 83-17-419. License period; renewal

The privilege license of an individual to act as an adjuster shall continue from the date of issuance for original licenses or from the expiration date for existing licenses until the last day of the month of the licensee’s birthday in the second year following issuance or renewal of the license, with a minimum term […]

§ 83-17-423. Appeals

Any person aggrieved by any action or decision of the Commissioner of Insurance under the provisions of this article may appeal therefrom to the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County in the manner provided by law. The circuit court shall have the authority and jurisdiction to hear the appeal and render […]