§ 27-10-2. Persons exempt.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) An attorney at law admitted to practice in this state, acting in their professional
capacity as an attorney;
(2) Either an insurance producer of a domestic insurance company or an insurance producer
duly licensed by the insurance commissioner, when the insurance producer adjusts,
or assists in the adjustment of, claims arising only under policies of insurance or
fidelity or surety bonds negotiated, solicited, or effected by the insurance producer,
whether the insurance producer is a person, partnership, or corporation, for which
they act;
(3) A person who negotiates or settles claims arising under a life or health insurance
policy or an annuity contract;
(4) A person employed only for the purpose of obtaining facts surrounding a loss or furnishing
technical assistance to a licensed adjuster, including photographers, estimators,
private investigators, engineers, and handwriting experts;
(5) An individual who is employed to investigate suspected fraudulent insurance claims
but who does not adjust losses or determine claims payments;
(6) A person who solely performs executive, administrative, managerial, or clerical duties,
or any combination thereof, and who does not investigate, negotiate, or settle claims
with policyholders, claimants, or their legal representative;
(7) A licensed healthcare provider or its employee who provides managed care services
as long as the services do not include the determination of compensability;
(8) A managed care organization or any of its employees or an employee of any organization
providing managed care services so long as the services do not include the determination
of compensability;
(9) A person who settles only reinsurance or subrogation claims;
(10) A person who investigates, negotiates, or settles life, accident and health, annuity,
or disability insurance claims;
(11) An individual employee, under a self-insured arrangement, who adjusts claims on behalf
of their employer;
(12) A person authorized to adjust disability claims under the authority of a third-party
administrator (TPA) license pursuant to chapter 20.7 of this title;
(13) A person who adjusts claims for portable electronic insurance offered pursuant to
chapter 2.7 of this title.