I. A person shall not act or hold himself or herself out as a public adjuster in this state unless the person is licensed as a public adjuster in accordance with this chapter.
II. A person licensed as a public adjuster shall not represent or act as an adjuster licensed pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 402-B and representing an insurer in any capacity, including acting as an employee of the insurer or as an insurance claims adjuster.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 402-D:3

  • Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • 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

III. A license as a public adjuster shall not be required of the following:
(a) An attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this state, when acting in his or her professional capacity as an attorney;
(b) A person employed only for the purpose of obtaining facts surrounding a loss or furnishing technical assistance to a licensed public adjuster, including photographers, estimators, private investigators, engineers, and handwriting experts;
(c) A licensed health care provider, or employee of a licensed health care provider, who prepares or files a health claim form on behalf of a patient; or
(d) A person who settles subrogation claims between insurers.