Currently, a majority of states require licensing as a Public Insurance Adjuster to represent the insured. According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) “Public adjuster” means any person who, for compensation or any other thing of value on behalf of the insured:
(1) Acts or aids, solely in relation to first party claims arising under insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of the insured, on behalf of an insured in negotiating for, or effecting the settlement of, a claim for loss or damage covered by an insurance contract;
(2) Advertises for employment as a public adjustor of insurance claims or solicits business or represents himself or herself to the public as an public adjuster of first party insurance claims for losses or damages arising out of policies of insurance that insure real or personal property; or
(3) Directly or indirectly solicits business, investigates or adjusts losses, or advises an insured about first party claims for losses or damages arising out of policies of insurance that insure real or personal property for another person engaged in the business of adjusting losses or damages covered by an insurance policy, for the insured.
| State | License # |
| Arizona | 889422 |
| California | 2F59402 |
| Connecticut | 2279971 |
| Delaware | 1056759 |
| District of Columbia | 2847649 |
| Florida | 169757 |
| Idaho | 380173 |
| Illinois | 100359162 |
| Indiana | 767219 |
| Louisiana | 547429 |
| Kentucky | 655509 |
| Maine | AFN139022 |
| Massachusetts | 1842105 |
| Mississippi | 15018289 |
| Missouri | PC8023007 |
| Nebraska | 100187965 |
| Nevada | 692762 |
| New Jersey | 1112321 |
| New Mexico | 100002872 |
| New York | PA-1060329 |
| North Carolina | 1000092076 |
| North Dakota | 2000051785 |
| Ohio | 36133 |
| Oklahoma | 10000011 |
| Oregon | 818213 |
| Pennsylvania | 504803 |
| Rhode Island | 2044931 |
| Tennessee | 12 |
| Texas | 1448939 |
| Utah | 256365 |
| Virginia | 133748 |
| Washington | 705469 |