Become a Montana Insurance Adjuster

AdjusterPro's Bottom-line: Montana provides non-resident licensure to anyone licensed in his or her home state; residents must take the Montana exam. 

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Adjuster License Requirements

To become a licensed Montana insurance adjuster, individuals must:

• Be 18 years of age or older;
• Be a resident of Montana or of a state that allows Montana residents to act as adjusters in that state;
• Be trustworthy and of good character and reputation;
• Maintain an office accessible to the public in Montana with records of transactions made under the license;
• Pass the Montana exam (if a resident);
• Submit the proper application and fee;
• Non-residents must submit a letter of verification from their home state, or a state in which they are an adjuster, along with the application.

Emergency Adjusters: "An adjuster license or qualifications are not required for an adjuster who is sent into this state by and on behalf of an insurer or adjusting business entity for the purpose of investigating or making adjustments of a particular loss under an insurance policy or for the adjustment of a series of losses resulting from a catastrophe common to all losses."

Adjuster Exam Preparation

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Adjuster Exam Registration

You may schedule your Montana exam online.

Montana License Application

• Complete the Montana Insurance Adjuster Application and submit it with a fee of $50.00.
• Submit proof of passing the exam, if applicable.
• Fingerprinting and a background check are required for residents. You will get your fingerprints taken at the exam site.

Reciprocity

Montana grants reciprocal licensing privileges to non-residents holding an adjuster's license in their home state.

Maintaining Your License

• Your Montana Independent Adjuster license will be good for two years.
• 24 hours of CE (one of which must be in insurance law) are required every 2 years for residents of Montana.
• Non-residents must fulfill their home state’s CE, unless that state does not require CE, in which case they must fulfill the Montana CE requirement.
• All licenses must be renewed once every two years, in the licensee's birth month. There is a $100 renewal fee.
• Report address changes with the Address Change Form.

License Fees

• Initial Licensing and Application Fee: $50.
• License Renewal Fee: $100.

Contact the Montana Department of Insurance

840 Helena Ave, Helena, Montana 59601

Phone: (406) 444-2040, Fax: (406) 444-3497, Email: Pam Daugherty, Lead Licensing Technician: pdaugherty@mt.gov - Mary Arnold, Continuing Education: marnold@mt.gov - Bob Moon, Deptuty Insurance Commissioner: rmoon@mt.gov