| License Description |
626.8548, 626.855, 626.855, 626.856, 626.864, 626.866, & 626.8695: The Designated Home State (DHS) adjuster license is available to individuals who are residents of a state that does not license adjusters, or to individuals that are company adjusters and reside in a state that only licenses independent adjusters, and wants to designate Florida as their home state. What this means is the adjuster will qualify and maintain the 70-20 DHS adjuster license just as a Florida resident adjuster would, i.e., obtain a Florida approved adjuster designation or pass the Florida all lines adjuster state examination, and complete the Florida bi-annual continuing education requirement.
An "independent adjuster" means a person licensed as an all-lines adjuster who is self-appointed or appointed and employed by an independent adjusting firm or other independent adjuster, and who undertakes on behalf of an insurer to ascertain and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under an insurance contract or undertakes to effect settlement of such claim, loss, or damage.
A "company employee adjuster" means a person licensed as an all-lines adjuster who is appointed and employed on an insurer's staff of adjusters or a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurer, and who undertakes on behalf of such insurer or other insurers under common control or ownership to ascertain and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under a contract of insurance, or undertakes to effect settlement of such claim, loss, or damage. |