Licensing of Insurance Adjusters
28 Tex. Admin. Code ch. 19, subch. G, ss. 19.601-19.603
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28 Tex. Admin. Code ch. 19, subch. G - Licensing of Insurance Adjusters (ss. 19.601-19.603) is a regulation published by Cornell Legal Information Institute (law.cornell.edu), publication of the Texas Administrative Code. It is one of the Texas documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including texas claims adjuster practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.601 (Fees for Examination)
“Any person wishing to take the examination for an insurance adjuster's license must submit the examination fee specified by § 19.802 of this title (relating to Amounts of Fees) with the application in advance of taking the examination. The fee shall not be refunded to any applicant who may for any...”
- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.602(d) (Types of Adjuster's Licenses)
“(d) Adjusters may only renew a license that has not expired or has not been expired for more than 90 days; otherwise, the adjuster must apply to the department for a new license.”
- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.602(b) (Types of Adjuster's Licenses)
“(b) Under Insurance Code Chapter 4101, the following are exempted from the requirement of an adjuster's license examination or reexamination administered by the department or the department's authorized testing service: (1) those persons holding CPCU designation; (2) those persons who have received...”
- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.603(a)(1) (Interpretations of the Act)
“(1) the phrase "undisputed and/or uncontested losses" as used in the Act, §1(b)(4), means "losses that do not involve negotiations between the parties on issues involving coverage, damage, or liability";”
- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.603(b) (Interpretations of the Act)
“(b) Marine surveyors, as usually and customarily defined, are not subject to licensing under the Act, unless they regularly investigate, adjust, or supervise losses on behalf of an insurer or self-insured.”
- 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.603(a)(3) (Interpretations of the Act)
“(3) the word "regularly" means "acting in the capacity of an adjuster as a routine part of established employment duties."”
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