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S5049 • 2025

Relates to licensing of independent insurance adjusters

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
Jamaal Bailey
Last action
2026-05-28
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-28 Senate

    REPASSED SENATE

  2. 2026-05-28 Senate

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  3. 2026-05-28 Assembly

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  4. 2026-05-19 Senate

    RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-05-19 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  6. 2026-05-19 Senate

    VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

  7. 2026-05-19 Senate

    AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5049A

  8. 2026-02-24 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  9. 2026-02-24 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  10. 2026-02-24 Assembly

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  11. 2026-02-11 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  12. 2026-02-10 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  13. 2026-02-09 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.299

  14. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  15. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  16. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  17. 2025-06-04 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  18. 2025-06-04 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  19. 2025-06-04 Assembly

    REFERRED TO INSURANCE

  20. 2025-03-05 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  21. 2025-03-04 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  22. 2025-03-03 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.422

  23. 2025-02-18 Senate

    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.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          5049

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 18, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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