SB269 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive licensing and regulatory framework for independent insurance adjusters in Alabama, including resident, nonresident, apprentice, and emergency categories.

• Requires independent adjusters to complete 20-hour prelicensing course and pass written examination, with exemptions for currently licensed adjusters in other states and previously licensed Alabama adjusters.

• Mandates 24 hours of continuing education biennially (including 3 hours in ethics) for license renewal and establishes standards of conduct including honesty, confidentiality compliance, and prohibition on unauthorized legal practice.

• Creates emergency adjuster registration process allowing unlicensed qualified adjusters to work during declared states of emergency for up to 90 days, with $50 registration fee per adjuster.

• Repeals previous Chapter 9 regulating adjusters and amends fee schedule to set examination fees at up to $100, application fees at $20, and biennial license fees at $80 (individuals) or $200 (business entities).