TITLE: Relating to insurance adjuster license application procedures.

SUMMARY: Relating to insurance adjuster license application procedures.

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AN ACT relating to insurance adjuster license application procedures. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 4101.052, Insurance Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an [An] applicant for a license under this chapter must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed and provided by the department, and include as part of or in connection with the application any information that the department reasonably requires, including information about the applicant's: (1) identity; (2) personal history; (3) experience; and (4) business record. (c) For the purpose of Subsection (a), the commissioner shall allow an individual to apply for a license electronically using the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Uniform Application for Individual Adjuster or Apprentice License/Registration as it existed on May 1, 2023. (d) The commissioner shall take any action necessary for this state to participate in and adopt the application procedures of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners National Insurance Producer Registry for the purpose of licensing and license renewal for independent adjusters. SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the commissioner of insurance shall adopt rules to implement Section 4101.052(d), Insurance Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.