(a) The applicant shall complete a 20-hour prelicensing course of study for the lines of authority for a public insurance adjuster license.

(b) An applicant who resides in another state that does not license public insurance adjusters is eligible to designate California as his or her home state. He or she is required to complete the prelicensing education, pass the public insurance adjuster examination, and meet the license application requirements before a license can be issued.

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Terms Used In California Insurance Code 15009.1

  • Home state: means the District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which the public insurance adjuster's principal place of residence or principal place of business is located. See California Insurance Code 15001
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28

(c) An applicant licensed as a public insurance adjuster in another state is exempt from completing a prelicensing education course to apply for a California public insurance adjuster license if, at the time of application, the applicant’s out-of-state license is current or was canceled within 90 calendar days.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 833, Sec. 6. (SB 488) Effective January 1, 2017.)