A11042 • 2025

Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sam Berger
Last action: 2026-05-20
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters

Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters by deeming requirements regarding a written examination met if the applicant holds a claim certification from a national or state-based claims association.

What This Bill Does

Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters by deeming requirements regarding a written examination met if the applicant holds a claim certification from a national or state-based claims association.

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Bill History

2026-05-20 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-05-17 Assembly
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
2026-05-17 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 11042A
2026-04-23 Assembly
REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Official Summary Text

Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters
Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters by deeming requirements regarding a written examination met if the applicant holds a claim certification from a national or state-based claims association.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          11042

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 23, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Insurance

        AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to licensing of independ-
          ent adjusters

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (f) of section 2108 of the insur-
     2  ance law is amended to read as follows:
     3    (1) The superintendent shall, in order to determine  the  trustworthi-
     4  ness and competency to act as an independent adjuster of each individual
     5  applicant for such license, and of each proposed sub-licensee, except in
     6  the case of a renewal license, require every such individual to take and
     7  pass,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the superintendent, a personal written
     8  examination. The superintendent may prescribe the types of written exam-
     9  inations according to the kind or kinds of insurance claims [which] THAT
    10  the applicant is to be licensed to investigate and  adjust.    THE  EXAM
    11  REQUIREMENT  SHALL  BE  WAIVED  FOR INDIVIDUALS HOLDING A CLAIMS CERTIF-
    12  ICATION ISSUED BY A NATIONAL OR  STATE-BASED CLAIMS ASSOCIATION  WITH  A
    13  CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT CONSISTS OF AT LEAST  FORTY HOURS OF PRE-EXAM
    14  COURSEWORK,  A  PROCTORED EXAM OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO ADEQUATELY DETER-
    15  MINE THE COMPETENCY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF CONTINU-
    16  ING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR  CERTIFICATION RENEWALS ON A BIENNIAL  BASIS,
    17  SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09379-01-5