Delaware § 1751 License requirement

Delaware Statutes

§ 1751 — License requirement

Delaware § 1751

Title18

PartInsurance

Ch. 17ALICENSING OF PUBLIC ADJUSTERS

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Del. Code tit. 18, § 1751 (2026).

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(a)No person shall, directly or indirectly, act as a public adjuster without first procuring a license from the Commissioner to act as a public insurance adjuster.

(b)The Commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant for a public adjuster’s license who:

(1)Has paid the applicable fee, which shall be the same as that for an adjuster’s license;

(2)Passes a written examination for which a fee may be charged, in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter; and

(3)Has sufficient experience, training, and instruction concerning the adjusting of first party claims for damages or losses under insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of the insured, as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter. (

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(a) No person shall, directly or indirectly, act as a public adjuster without first procuring a license from the Commissioner to act as a public insurance adjuster.

(b) The Commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant for a public adjuster’s license who:

(1) Has paid the applicable fee, which shall be the same as that for an adjuster’s license;

(2) Passes a written examination for which a fee may be charged, in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter; and

(3) Has sufficient experience, training, and instruction concerning the adjusting of first party claims for damages or losses under insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of the insured, as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The Commissioner may issue a license to any applicant without an examination if:

(1) The applicant holds a like license in good standing from another state and the public official having supervision of public insurance adjusters in the other state certifies that the applicant has passed a written examination; and

(2) The other state recognizes public insurance adjusters with public insurance adjuster licenses issued by the State of Delaware for the purpose of licensing the applicant without the requirement of an examination.

(d) A license issued pursuant to this section shall continue in force provided the licensee has completed continuing education requirements as established for adjusters and paid renewal fees as established for adjusters under this title, unless suspended, revoked or otherwise terminated prior thereto. Requests for renewal of the license shall be made to the Commissioner and accompanied by the license fee as established under Title 18.