Georgia Public Adjuster License Requirement

O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.1 Official source Complete text · no truncation

O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.1

Georgia Code Title 33. Insurance § 33-23-43.1. Text current as of March 28, 2024 (FindLaw’s Georgia Code). This is the current section enacted by 2021 Ga. HB 254 (effective July 1, 2021), which replaced the former § 33-23-43.1.

Statutory text

(a) No person may act or hold himself or herself out to be a public adjuster in this state unless such person holds a public adjuster license issued by the Commissioner.

(b) A public adjuster license is not, however, required for:

(1) An attorney licensed to practice law in this state while acting for an insured concerning a loss under a policy; or

(2) A person licensed as a general property and casualty agent or personal lines property and casualty agent while acting for an insurer concerning a loss under a policy issued by that agent.

Georgia

  • ga-ocga-33-4-6-bad-faith-penalty.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-4-6 (first-party bad faith penalty)
  • ga-ocga-33-4-7-motor-vehicle-bad-faith.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-4-7 (third-party motor vehicle bad faith)
  • ga-ocga-33-6-34-unfair-claims-settlement-practices.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-6-34 (unfair claims settlement practices)
  • ga-ocga-33-23-43-who-may-adjust-claims.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43 (who may adjust claims; prohibited conduct)
  • ga-ocga-33-23-43-2-public-adjuster-contracts.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.2 (public adjuster contract requirements)
  • ga-ocga-33-23-43-3-public-adjuster-fee-cap.md — O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.3 (public adjuster fee cap, 33.3%)
  • ga-ocga-10-1-393-12-residential-roofing-contracts.md — O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.12 (residential roofing contracts, FBPA)
  • ga-reg-120-2-52-03-claim-handling-deadlines.md — Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 120-2-52-.03 (claim-handling deadlines)

Tennessee

  • tn-code-56-6-913-public-adjuster-fee-caps.md — Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-913 (public adjuster fee caps)
  • tn-code-56-7-105-bad-faith-penalty.md — Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-105 (bad faith 25% penalty)
  • tn-code-56-8-105-unfair-claims-practices.md — Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-8-105 (unfair claims practices)
  • tn-rule-0780-01-91-public-adjusters.md — Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 0780-01-91 (public adjusters rule)

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