New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:63 – Claims Adjusters
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I. Any insurance carrier, self-insured employer or employer group, or claims adjusting company handling workers’ compensation claims in this state shall utilize a claims adjuster licensed in New Hampshire and such claims adjuster shall maintain suitable facilities in this state.
II. Every 2 years, at least 60 days prior to the renewal date of their license, persons holding a license to adjust workers’ compensation insurance claims shall certify to the department of insurance that they have completed courses of instruction, preapproved by the insurance department, providing a minimum of 20 hours, 10 hours of which shall inform the licensee of the current workers’ compensation laws of this state, to enable the licensee to engage in the business of a workers’ compensation adjuster fairly and without injury to the public and to adjust all claims in accordance with the workers’ compensation laws of this state and 10 hours of which shall be in any other preapproved multi-line claims adjusters course of instruction.
II. Every 2 years, at least 60 days prior to the renewal date of their license, persons holding a license to adjust workers’ compensation insurance claims shall certify to the department of insurance that they have completed courses of instruction, preapproved by the insurance department, providing a minimum of 20 hours, 10 hours of which shall inform the licensee of the current workers’ compensation laws of this state, to enable the licensee to engage in the business of a workers’ compensation adjuster fairly and without injury to the public and to adjust all claims in accordance with the workers’ compensation laws of this state and 10 hours of which shall be in any other preapproved multi-line claims adjusters course of instruction.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:63
- Employer: with respect to private employment, means:
(a) A person, partnership, association, corporation, or legal representative of a person, partnership, association or corporation who employs one or more persons whether in one or more trades, businesses, professions or occupations and whether in one or more locations. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2 - Injury: or "personal injury" as used in and covered by this chapter means accidental injury or death arising out of and in the course of employment, or any occupational disease or resulting death arising out of and in the course of employment, including disability due to radioactive properties or substances or exposure to ionizing radiation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- Insurance carrier: shall include any corporation licensed to sell insurance in this state from which an employer has obtained a workers' compensation insurance policy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4