Section 15013.
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 the commissioner, an examination given by the department as follows: (a) The examination shall be prescribed by the commissioner and shall be of sufficient scope to reasonably test the applicant’s […]
Section 15028.
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 claim. (b) Solicit or accept remuneration from, or have a financial interest in, any salvage, repair or other firm which obtains business in connection with any claim he or […]
Section 15016.
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 insurance adjuster as defined in Section 15007. (b) The apprentice public insurance adjuster license is subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) The applicant shall submit, with an application for […]
Section 15028.5.
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 all of the following: (1) The name of the insured. (2) The date, location, and amount of the loss. (3) A copy of the contract between the public insurance adjuster and the […]
Section 15017.
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 the commissioner as an agent for service of process in this state. (b) Unless denied licensure pursuant to Sections 15018, 15018.5, and 15019, a nonresident person shall receive a nonresident […]
Section 15028.6.
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 her fiduciary capacity. Any person who diverts or appropriates any fiduciary funds for his or her own use is guilty of theft and punishable for theft as provided by […]
Section 15018.
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 acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of license under Section 1668. (b) Been refused a license under this chapter or had a license revoked. (c) While unlicensed, committed, aided […]
Section 15028.7.
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 shall deposit the funds in a non-interest-bearing escrow or trust account in a financial institution that is insured by an agency of the federal government in the adjuster’s home […]
Section 15018.5.
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 of license under Section 1669. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 448, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2006.)
Section 15019.
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 a licensee, the proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11501) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, […]