Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1938
       
       
        
       By Senator Jones
       
       
       
       
       
       35-00883-21                                           20211938__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to insurance adjusters; amending s.
    3         626.221, F.S.; adding a designation that exempts
    4         applicants for licensure as an all-lines adjuster from
    5         an examination requirement; reenacting s.
    6         626.8734(1)(b), F.S., relating to nonresident all
    7         lines adjuster license qualifications, to incorporate
    8         the amendment made to s. 626.221, F.S., in a reference
    9         thereto; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of section
   14  626.221, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         626.221 Examination requirement; exemptions.—
   16         (2) However, an examination is not necessary for any of the
   17  following:
   18         (j) An applicant for license as an all-lines adjuster who
   19  has the designation of Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) from a
   20  regionally accredited postsecondary institution in this state,
   21  Associate in Claims (AIC) from the Insurance Institute of
   22  America, Professional Claims Adjuster (PCA) from the
   23  Professional Career Institute, Professional Property Insurance
   24  Adjuster (PPIA) from the HurriClaim Training Academy, Certified
   25  Adjuster (CA) from ALL LINES Training, Certified Claims Adjuster
   26  (CCA) from AE21 Incorporated, Claims Adjuster Certified
   27  Professional (CACP) from WebCE, Inc., Professional in Claims
   28  (PIC) from 2021 Training, LLC, or Universal Claims Certification
   29  (UCC) from Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) whose
   30  curriculum has been approved by the department and which
   31  includes comprehensive analysis of basic property and casualty
   32  lines of insurance and testing at least equal to that of
   33  standard department testing for the all-lines adjuster license.
   34  The department shall adopt rules establishing standards for the
   35  approval of curriculum.
   36         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   37  made by this act to section 626.221, Florida Statutes, in a
   38  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   39  626.8734, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   40         626.8734 Nonresident all-lines adjuster license
   41  qualifications.—
   42         (1) The department shall issue a license to an applicant
   43  for a nonresident all-lines adjuster license upon determining
   44  that the applicant has paid the applicable license fees required
   45  under s. 624.501 and:
   46         (b) Has passed to the satisfaction of the department a
   47  written Florida all-lines adjuster examination of the scope
   48  prescribed in s. 626.241(6); however, the requirement for the
   49  examination does not apply to:
   50         1. An applicant who is licensed as an all-lines adjuster in
   51  his or her home state if that state has entered into a
   52  reciprocal agreement with the department;
   53         2. An applicant who is licensed as a nonresident all-lines
   54  adjuster in a state other than his or her home state and a
   55  reciprocal agreement with the appropriate official of the state
   56  of licensure has been entered into with the department; or
   57         3. An applicant who holds a certification set forth in s.
   58  626.221(2)(j).
   59         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.