Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 534
       
       
        
       By Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       6-00285-21                                             2021534__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to insurance representative
    3         examination requirements; amending s. 626.221, F.S.;
    4         exempting certain applicants for licensure as an all
    5         lines adjuster from a required examination; reenacting
    6         s. 626.8734, F.S., relating to nonresident all-lines
    7         adjuster license qualifications, to incorporate the
    8         amendment made to s. 626.221, F.S., in a reference
    9         thereto; providing an effective date.
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   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., Accredited Insurance
   28  Claims Specialist (AICS) from Encore Claim Services, or
   29  Universal Claims Certification (UCC) from Claims and Litigation
   30  Management Alliance (CLM) whose curriculum has been approved by
   31  the department and which includes comprehensive analysis of
   32  basic property and casualty lines of insurance and testing at
   33  least equal to that of standard department testing for the all
   34  lines adjuster license. The department shall adopt rules
   35  establishing standards for the 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.