N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 1302.04 - Educational Requirements for Insurance Claims Adjusters and Public Adjusters

(a) Every insurance claims adjuster seeking renewal of a license shall, during the preceding 24 months, satisfactorily complete courses or programs of instruction or attend seminars equivalent to 24 continuing education hours of instruction, including a minimum of 3 hours of ethics, that have been approved by the commissioner.

(b) For insurance claims adjusters adjusting workers' compensation claims, of the 24 hours required in (a) above, 10 hours shall inform the licensee of the current workers' compensation laws of this state, 3 hours of ethics, and the remaining hours shall be in any other preapproved multi-line claims adjusters course of instruction pursuant to Ins 1303.

(c) Every public adjuster seeking renewal of a license shall during the preceding 24 months satisfactorily complete courses or programs of instruction or attend seminars equivalent to 15 continuing education hours of instruction, including 3 hours of ethics, that have been approved by the commissioner pursuant to Ins 1303.

(d) Continuing education credits shall not be given for any course which does not provide at least 50 minutes of classroom instruction for each continuing education credit assigned unless such course is a self-study course.

(e) Successful passage of the state insurance claims adjuster licensing exam shall satisfy the ensuing renewal.

(f) Successful passage of the state public adjuster licensing exam shall satisfy the ensuing renewal.

(g) Continuing education credits shall not be given for duplicative course work in the same renewal period.

(h) Certifications shall be submitted to the department by the administrator of the department's continuing education programs on behalf of the applicant. However, each applicant shall be responsible for submitting the certification documentation required to be provided to them by Ins 1303.06 for inspection by the commissioner upon request.

(i) A nonresident insurance claims adjuster's or public adjuster's satisfaction of their home state's continuing education requirements for licensed insurance claims adjusters or public adjusters shall constitute satisfaction of this state's continuing education requirements if the nonresident insurance claims adjuster's or public adjuster's home state recognizes the satisfaction of its continuing education requirements imposed upon insurance claims adjusters or public adjusters from this state on the same basis.

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N.H. Admin. Code § Ins 1302.04

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ins 1300) #8934, eff 8-1-07

Amended by Volume XXXV Number 27, Filed July 9, 2015 , Proposed by #10862, Effective 8/1/2015, Expires8/1/2025. Amended by Volume XL Number 7, Filed February 13, 2020, Proposed by #12973, Effective 1/13/2020, Expires 1/13/2030. Amended by Number 6, Filed February 9, 2023, Proposed by #13546, Effective 1/31/2023, Expires 1/31/2033.