Become a California Insurance Adjuster

AdjusterPro's Bottom-line: Resident and non-resident adjuster license applicants must be bonded, establish a California business address, and have 2 years (4,000 hours) of compensated time in the adjusting field. California's Department of Insurance epitomizes a bureaucracy with plenty of hoops to jump through and steep license filing fees.

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Adjuster License Requirements

To become a licensed independent California insurance adjuster, individuals must:

• Be 18 years of age or more.
• Establish a California business address.
• Have two years certified experience in the insurance adjusting field, 2,000 hours of compensated time in the adjusting field is equal to one year of experience.
• $2,000 Insurance Adjuster Bond.
• Pass a written exam administered by the Department of Insurance.

Adjuster Exam Preparation

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Adjuster Exam Registration

You may schedule your written California adjuster exam online.

California License Application

Individuals seeking licensure must submit:

• Application for Individual Adjuster License Form LIC 041-A
• Bond of Insurance Adjuster Form LIC 31A-14
• Fee of $284.00 (license fee of $227.00 and application fee of $57.00)
• Fingerprint impressions. For details, fees and instructions Click here.
• For more information on the licensing process visit California's adjuster licensing requirements.

Reciprocity

California's licensing procedure does not account for licenses in other states.

Maintaining Your License

Once issued, the California adjuster license will expire on May 31st of the next even-numbered year.:

• 24 hours of Continuing Education are required every two years.
  • NOTE: If you become licensed in the second year of the fixed two-year license term (e.g. in 2009, after which your license will expire in 2010), then you will need only 12 CE credits for that term.
• To renew, submit EITHER the renewal notification form that will be sent to your address OR Form LIC 448-29C and mail it to: California Department of Insurance, PO Box 311, Sacramento, California 95812-0311
• Renewal application or notification is due approximately 90 days prior to the expiration date of the license.

License Fees

• License Filing: $227. The license is issued for a 2 year term and expires on May 31st of each even-numbered year.
• Application: $57. This fee includes the first examination.
• Fingerprint processing fee: varies based on location. Click here for more info.

Contact the California Department of Insurance

Phone: (800) 967-9331 or (916) 322-3555, Email: only through Producer Licensing Bureau website (click here)

Producer Licensing Bureau Mailing Addresses:

For correspondence pertaining to insurance producer licensing:

California Dept. of Insurance, Producer Licensing Bureau, 320 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814

When mailing resident documents (application, etc), with applicable fees:

California Dept. of Insurance, Producer Licensing Bureau, PO Box 1139, Sacramento, CA 95812

When mailing non-resident documents (application, etc), with applicable fees:

California Dept. of Insurance, Producer Licensing Bureau, PO Box 1437, Sacramento, CA 95812