(a)Except as provided in section 18 of this
chapter, the commissioner shall issue a nonresident independent
adjuster license to a person if:
(1)the person is currently licensed in good standing as an
independent adjuster in the person's home state;
(2)the person has submitted:
(A)the proper application for licensure;
(B)a nonresident application fee of ninety dollars ($90); and
(C)in the case of a business entity, the information described
in section 13(a)(3) of this chapter; and
(3)the person's designated home state awards nonresident
independent adjuster licenses to residents of Indiana on the same
basis as nonresident independent adjuster licenses are awarded
under this chapter to residents of other states.
(b)Except as provided in section 18 of this chapter, if a person that:
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(a) Except as provided in section 18 of this
chapter, the commissioner shall issue a nonresident independent
adjuster license to a person if:
(1) the person is currently licensed in good standing as an
independent adjuster in the person's home state;
(2) the person has submitted:
(A) the proper application for licensure;
(B) a nonresident application fee of ninety dollars ($90); and
(C) in the case of a business entity, the information described
in section 13(a)(3) of this chapter; and
(3) the person's designated home state awards nonresident
independent adjuster licenses to residents of Indiana on the same
basis as nonresident independent adjuster licenses are awarded
under this chapter to residents of other states.
(b) Except as provided in section 18 of this chapter, if a person that:
(1) is not a resident of Indiana; and
(2) is not licensed as an independent adjuster in another state;
desires to obtain an independent adjuster license under this chapter, the
person must comply with the requirements of section 12 or 13 of this
chapter, and sections 14 and 15 of this chapter, and must remit the
nonresident application fee of ninety dollars ($90).
(c) The commissioner may:
(1) verify an independent adjuster's licensure status in another
state through an appropriate data base, including the insurance
producer data base maintained by the NAIC or an affiliate or a
subsidiary of the NAIC; or
(2) request certification of good standing as described in section
16(b) of this chapter.
(d) To maintain a valid nonresident independent adjuster license
issued under this chapter:
(1) the independent adjuster must maintain a valid resident
independent adjuster license in the independent adjuster's home
state; and
(2) the independent adjuster's home state must award nonresident
independent adjuster licenses to residents of Indiana on the same
basis as nonresident independent adjuster licenses are awarded
under this chapter to residents of other states.
(e) For a nonresident independent adjuster license issued under this
chapter to be renewed:
(1) the independent adjuster must:
(A) maintain a valid resident independent adjuster license in the
independent adjuster's home state; and
(B) remit to the commissioner a nonresident independent
adjuster license renewal fee of ninety dollars ($90); and
(2) the independent adjuster's home state must award nonresident
independent adjuster licenses to residents of Indiana on the same
basis as nonresident independent adjuster licenses are awarded
under this chapter to residents of other states.
(f) If a nonresident independent adjuster's home state license
terminates for any reason other than issuance of a new resident
independent adjuster license in a new home state:
(1) the person's nonresident independent adjuster license issued
under this chapter also terminates immediately; and
(2) the person shall immediately surrender the nonresident
independent adjuster license to the commissioner.
(g) If a nonresident independent adjuster's home state license
terminates due to the issuance of a new resident independent adjuster
license in a new home state, the independent adjuster shall, not more
than thirty (30) days after the nonresident independent adjuster's home
state license termination date, provide notice of the termination to the
commissioner and the insurance commissioner of any state that has
issued a nonresident independent adjuster license to the independent
adjuster. The notice must specify the independent adjuster's previous
home state address and new home state address.
(h) If a resident independent adjuster's license issued under this
chapter terminates for any reason, the resident independent adjuster
shall, not more than thirty (30) days after the resident adjuster license
termination date, provide notice of the termination to the insurance
commissioner of any state that has issued a nonresident independent
adjuster license to the resident independent adjuster. If the termination
results from a change of the resident independent adjuster's home state,
the notice must specify the independent adjuster's previous home state
address and new home state address.