Do I Really Need An Adjuster License For My Firm?
Yes, if your firm is adjusting claims, not only do your adjusters need licenses, but your firm needs to hold adjuster licenses also. Currently 22 states require adjusting firms to be licensed. If your firm is adjusting claims in a non-resident state, an adjuster license may also be needed. To [...]
Is Surplus Lines Insurance Licensing Puzzling?
Whenever we attend an industry trade show, we always get questions regarding surplus lines insurance licensing. It seems to be one of those topics that is misunderstood and yet vital to being able to write surplus lines insurance with non-admitted carriers. We thought it would be helpful to shed a [...]
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Supportive Insurance Services
Every business has a story, so we thought it would be a good idea to tell you a little bit about Supportive Insurance Services. At SIS, we've been very blessed. We're doing something we enjoy and we are having fun doing it!! Supportive was started in 2001 in the home [...]
The 24th SILA National Education Conference – 2013
The 24th SILA National Education Conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 22-25, 2013. This conference is tailored specifically for professionals involved in insurance licensing, adjuster licensing, securities registration and compliance and includes regulators, industry members and vendors. Preconference training classes are also available. For more information on the [...]
Rx for the Insurance Licensing Headache
For most insurance agents—not to mention adjusters, carriers, and surplus lines brokers—obtaining and maintaining out-of-state insurance licensing is about as much fun as a migraine headache. For starters, 51 jurisdictions means 51 different sets of rules, regulations, and requirements, full of fine print and eternally subject to change. Add in [...]
How To Obtain A Non-resident Adjuster License
The world we live in today offers opportunities for adjusters to work in many states, and it is not uncommon for adjusters to hold non-resident adjuster license in every state that requires adjuster licensing. If your resident state offers an adjuster license, you most likely will have to take a [...]