California Insurance Adjuster
AdjusterPro's Bottom-line: Resident and non-resident adjuster license applicants must be bonded, establish a California business address, and have 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.
Adjuster License Requirements
To become a licensed insurance adjuster in California, 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.
Licensing Process
- California Adjuster Application Form 041-A must be completed and submitted with a fee of $302.00 (license fee of $241.00 and application fee of $61.00)
- For licensing process details - please visit California's adjuster licensing requirements.
Reciprocity
- California's licensing procedure does not account for licenses in other states.
Maintaining Your License in California
- No Continuing Education is required.
- This license is good for two years must be renewed by mailed renewal notication approximately 90 days prior to the expiration date of the license.
Fees
- License Filing: $241. The license is issued for a 2-year term and expires on May 31, of each even-numbered year.
- Application: $61. This fee includes the first examination.
- Fingerprint processing: $65.95
Contact California Department of Insurance
- Producer Licensing Bureau, 320 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
- Phone: 800-967-9331
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