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HI Rev Stat § 431:9-222.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-222.5 Claims adjusters; limited license.

  §431:9-222.5 Claims adjusters; limited license. (a) The commissioner may issue a limited license to an adjuster who only adjusts either workers' compensation or crop insurance claims; provided that the adjuster:  (1) Is domiciled in the State of Hawaii, or in a state that permits residents of the State of Hawaii to act as adjusters in that other state;  (2) Has had experience, special education, or training in handling loss claims under workers' compensation or crop insurance contracts of sufficiently reasonable duration and extent to enable an individual to fulfill the responsibilities of an adjuster;  (3) Has a passing grade on the workers' compensation or crop insurance examination pursuant to section 431:9-206 or has a passing grade on an examination approved by the Risk Management Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture; and  (4) Pays the applicable fees.  (b) An adjuster with a limited license issued under this section may extend the license biennially upon successfully passing a reexamination. [L 1995, c 234, §4; am L 2004, c 122, §27; am L 2009, c 77, §8; am L 2010, c 6, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-223 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-223 Public adjuster's bond.

  §431:9-223 Public adjuster's bond. (a) Prior to the issuance of a license as a public adjuster, the applicant for such license shall file with the commissioner and shall maintain in force while so licensed, a surety bond in favor of this State. The bond shall be executed by an authorized corporate surety approved by the commissioner, in the amount of $10,000. The bond shall be contingent on the accounting by the adjuster to any insured whose claim the adjuster is handling, for moneys or any settlement received in connection with such claim. The bond may be written without an expiration date and total aggregate liability on the bond may be limited to the payment of $10,000.  (b) Any such bond shall remain in force until the surety is released from liability by the commissioner, or until canceled by the surety. Without prejudice to any liability accrued prior to cancellation, the surety may cancel a bond upon sixty days advance notice in writing filed with the commissioner.  (c) During the existence of the license, the licensee may, in lieu of such bond, maintain on deposit with the commissioner a like amount in cash or securities approved by the commissioner. Such deposit shall be held for the same purpose and upon the same conditions as the bond. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-224 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-224 Separate licenses.

  §431:9-224 Separate licenses. The commissioner may license an individual as an independent adjuster or as a public adjuster, and separate licenses shall be required for each type of adjuster. An individual may be concurrently licensed under separate licenses as an independent adjuster and as a public adjuster. The full license fee shall be paid for each license. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-225 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-225 Form of adjusters' license.

  §431:9-225 Form of adjusters' license. Adjusters' licenses shall be in such form as the commissioner prescribes. The licenses shall contain:  (1) The name of the adjuster, and the address of the adjuster's place of business;  (2) A statement as to whether the adjuster is so licensed as an independent adjuster or as a public adjuster;  (3) Date of issuance of the license; and  (4) Other statements proper to the purposes of the license. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-226 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-226 Powers conferred by an adjuster's license.

  §431:9-226 Powers conferred by an adjuster's license. (a) An adjuster has authority under the adjuster's license only to investigate for, report to, or adjust for the adjuster's principal only on behalf of the insurers if licensed as an independent adjuster, or only on behalf of insureds if licensed as a public adjuster.  (b) An adjuster licensed concurrently as both an independent and a public adjuster is not permitted to represent both the insurer and the insured in the same transaction. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-227 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-227 Adjuster; restrictions.

 §431:9-227 Adjuster; restrictions.  An adjuster who is a producer is not permitted to adjust or cause the adjustment of any loss where the adjuster's remuneration for the sale of insurance is primarily dependent upon the adjustment of the loss. This section shall not be applicable to any producer whose remuneration for the sale of insurance, on December 31, 1955, was primarily dependent upon the adjustment of losses, or to any producer or an insurer who, on December 31, 1955, was transacting insurance business where the producer's remuneration for the sale of such insurance was primarily dependent upon the adjustment of losses. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 83, §3; am L 2001, c 216, §12; am L 2002, c 155, §22]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-228 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-228 Place of business.

  §431:9-228 Place of business. (a) The place of business of every licensed adjuster and independent bill reviewer shall be the place where the licensee principally conducts transactions under the licensee's license.  (b) The licensee shall notify the commissioner of any change of business address within thirty days of the change. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 205, §18; am L 2000, c 288, §9; am L 2001, c 216, §13; am L 2007, c 214, §2; am L 2010, c 116, §1(6)] Cross References  Qualification for independent bill reviewer's license, see §431:9-243.
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-229 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-229 Records of adjuster or independent bill reviewer

  §431:9-229 Records of adjuster or independent bill reviewer. (a) Every adjuster or independent bill reviewer shall keep a record of all transactions consummated under the licensee's license. This record shall be in organized form according to class of insurance and shall include:  (1) If an adjuster, a record of each investigation or adjustment undertaken or consummated, and a statement of any fee, commission, or other compensation received or to be received by the adjuster on account of the investigation or adjustment;  (2) If an independent bill reviewer, a record of each bill reviewed and a statement of any fee, commission, or other compensation received or to be received by the independent bill reviewer on account of the bill reviewed; and  (3) Any additional information as shall be customary, or as may reasonably be required by the commissioner.  (b) All such records as to any particular transaction shall be kept in the licensee's office, available and open to the inspection of the commissioner during business hours during the five years, and in the case of workers' compensation claims during the eight years, immediately after the date of the completion of such transaction.  (c) This section shall not apply to life or accident and health or sickness insurance if the records required of such insurance are customarily maintained in the offices of the insurer. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 2000, c 288, §10; am L 2001, c 216, §14; am L 2003, c 212, §53]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-230 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-230 Reporting and accounting for funds.

  §431:9-230 Reporting and accounting for funds. (a) Every licensed adjuster shall have the responsibilities of a trustee for all funds and return funds received or collected under this article.  (b) The licensee, upon receipt of the funds, shall either:  (1) Remit the funds and return funds received or held by the licensee to the persons entitled to the funds; or  (2) Maintain the funds at all times in a federally insured account with a bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company situated in Hawaii, separate from the licensee's own funds or funds held by the licensee in any other capacity, and return funds received by the licensee and unpaid to the insurers or persons entitled to the funds. Return funds shall be returned within thirty days, unless directed otherwise in writing by the person entitled to the funds. The licensee shall not be required to maintain a separate bank account or other account for the funds of each person entitled to the funds, so long as the funds held for the person entitled to the funds are reasonably ascertainable from the books of account and records of the licensee. Only additional funds reasonably necessary to pay bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company charges may be commingled with the funds. In the event the bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company account is an interest earning account, the licensee may not retain the interest earned on the funds to the licensee's own use or benefit without the prior written consent of the person entitled to the funds. A trustee account shall be designated on the records of the bank, savings and loan association, or financial services loan company as a "trustee account established pursuant to section 431:9-230, Hawaii Revised Statutes", or words of similar import.  (c) Any licensee who, not being lawfully entitled to the funds, diverts or appropriates the funds or any portion of them for the licensee's own use, shall be guilty of embezzlement and shall be punished as provided in the criminal statutes of this State. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 107, §3; am L 1995, c 232, §15; am L 2001, c 216, §15; am L 2021, c 110, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-231 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-231 REPEALED.

  §431:9-231 REPEALED. L 2001, c 216, §44.
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-232 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-232 Extension of licenses.

  §431:9-232 Extension of licenses. (a) Prior to the renewal or extension of a license, each licensee shall pay the fee required in section 431:7-101.  (b) A license for an adjuster or independent bill reviewer shall be inactivated if a licensee fails to pay any required fees or penalties.  An adjuster or independent bill reviewer who allows the adjuster's or independent bill reviewer's license to become inactive for nonpayment of the renewal fee may reinstate that license without the necessity of a written examination; provided that the adjuster or independent bill reviewer:  (1) Pays the fee and a penalty in the amount of double the then-unpaid fees within twelve months from the inactivation date; and  (2) Is in compliance with all the requirements of chapter 431.  (c) When the commissioner issues or extends a license, the commissioner shall:  (1) Determine the extension date, which is that date prior to which the license must be extended; and  (2) Notify the licensee in writing of the extension date. The extension date shall be any date not less than one year and not more than three years after the date of the issue or the last extension of the license. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 163, §4; am L 2002, c 155, §23; am L 2006, c 154, §18; am L 2021, c 111, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-233, 431:9-234 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-233, 431:9-234 REPEALED.

  § §431:9-233, 431:9-234 REPEALED. L 2001, c 216, § §45, 46.
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-234.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-234.5 Reporting of actions.

  §431:9-234.5 Reporting of actions. (a) A licensee shall report in writing to the commissioner any civil or administrative action taken against the licensee in any jurisdiction or by any governmental agency in the United States within thirty days of the final disposition of the matter.  (b) Within thirty days of arraignment, a licensee shall report in writing to the commissioner any criminal prosecution of the licensee being taken in any jurisdiction.  (c) A report pursuant to this section shall include a copy of the initial complaint or indictment and any and all other relevant legal documents. [L 2010, c 116, §1(2)]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-235 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-235 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses.

  §431:9-235 Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses. (a) The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to extend any license issued under this article for any cause specified in any other provision of this article, or for any of the following causes:  (1) For any cause for which issuance of the license could have been refused had it then existed and been known to the commissioner;  (2) If the licensee wilfully violates or knowingly participates in the violation of any provision of this code;  (3) If the licensee has obtained or attempted to obtain any license issued under this article through wilful misrepresentation or fraud, or has failed to pass any examination required by section 431:9-206;  (4) If the licensee has misappropriated, converted to the licensee's own use, or illegally withheld moneys required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;  (5) If the licensee, with intent to deceive, has materially misrepresented the terms or effect of any insurance contract; or has engaged or is about to engage in any fraudulent transaction;  (6) If the licensee has been found to have committed any unfair practice or fraud as defined in article 13;  (7) If in the conduct of the licensee's affairs under the license, the licensee has shown oneself to be a source of injury and loss to the public; or  (8) If the licensee has dealt with, or attempted to deal with, insurance or to exercise powers relative to insurance outside the scope of the licensee's licenses.  (b) The license of any partnership or corporation may be suspended, revoked, or refused for any of the causes that relate to any individual designated in the license to exercise its powers.  (c) The holder of any license, which has been revoked or suspended, shall surrender the license certificate to the commissioner at the commissioner's request.  (d) The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to extend any license for any cause specified in this article by an order:  (1) Given to the licensee at least fifteen days prior to the order's effective date, subject to the right of the licensee to have a hearing as provided in section 431:2-308. The license shall be suspended pending the hearing; or  (2) Made after a hearing as provided in section 431:2-308. The effective date of the order shall be ten days after the date the order is given to the licensee. The order may be appealed to the circuit court of the first judicial circuit of this State as provided in chapter 91. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 233, §4; am L 2002, c 155, §24 and c 226, §6; am L 2003, c 133, §7 and c 212, §54; am L 2006, c 154, §19; am L 2019, c 279, §4; am L 2021, c 110, §10]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-235.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-235.5 Suspension or denial of license for noncompliance with support order. In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the commissioner shall refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or shall deny or suspend any license if the commissioner has received certification from the child support enforcement agency pursuant to the terms of section 576D-13 that the licensee or applicant is not in compliance with an order of support or has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Unless otherwise provided by law, following receipt of certification pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall renew, reinstate, restore, or grant the license only upon receipt of an authorization from the child support enforcement agency, office of child support hearings, or the family court. Sections 92-17, 431:9-235, 431:9-237, 431:9-238, 431:9-239, and 431:9-240 shall not apply to a refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore a license or to a license suspension or denial pursuant to this section. [L 1997, c 293, §2; am L 2006, c 154, §20]

  §431:9-235.5 Suspension or denial of license for noncompliance with support order.  In addition to any other acts or conditions provided by law, the commissioner shall refuse to renew, reinstate, or restore, or shall deny or suspend any license if the commissioner has received certification from the child support enforcement agency pursuant to the terms of section 576D-13 that the licensee or applicant is not in compliance with an order of support or has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Unless otherwise provided by law, following receipt of certification pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall renew, reinstate, restore, or grant the license only upon receipt of an authorization from the child support enforcement agency, office of child support hearings, or the family court. Sections 92-17, 431:9-235, 431:9-237, 431:9-238, 431:9-239, and 431:9-240 shall not apply to a refusal to renew, reinstate, or restore a license or to a license suspension or denial pursuant to this section. [L 1997, c 293, §2; am L 2006, c 154, §20]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-236 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-236 REPEALED.

  §431:9-236 REPEALED. L 2006, c 154, §47.
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-237 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-237 Duration of suspension.

  §431:9-237 Duration of suspension. Every order suspending any license shall specify the period during which suspension will be effective. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 2005, c 132, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-238 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-238 Power to fine.

 §431:9-238 Power to fine. (a) In addition to or in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal to extend any license, after a hearing, the commissioner may levy a fine upon the licensee in an amount not less than $100 and not more than $10,000.  (b) The order levying the fine shall specify the period within which the fine shall be fully paid, and which period shall be not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days from the date of the order.  (c) Upon failure to pay any such fine when due, the commissioner shall revoke the license of the licensee if not already revoked, and the fine shall be recovered in a civil action brought on behalf of the commissioner by the attorney general.  (d) Any fine collected shall be paid by the commissioner to the director of finance for the account of the compliance resolution fund. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1993, c 205, §20; am L 1999, c 163, §15(1); am L 2002, c 39, §13]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-239 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-239 Reinstatement or relicensing.

  §431:9-239 Reinstatement or relicensing. The commissioner shall not reinstate the license of or relicense any licensee or former licensee as to whom a license has been suspended, revoked, or extension refused, until:  (1) Any cause for the suspension, revocation, or refusal of such license is no longer existing;  (2) Any fine levied upon the licensee pursuant to section 431:9-238 and section 431:9-240 has been fully paid; and  (3) The commissioner is satisfied that such causes for the suspension, revocation, or refusal of such license will not reoccur in the future. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1995, c 232, §16]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-240 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-240 Fine in lieu.

  §431:9-240 Fine in lieu. (a) Upon the hearing of an appeal from an order suspending, revoking, or refusing to extend any license issued under this article, the court may impose a fine of not more than $10,000 in lieu of the commissioner's action, and payment of the fine within ten days shall reinstate, restore or extend, the license if:  (1) The court finds that the licensee is guilty of violation of the law; and  (2) The court deems the suspension, revocation, or refusal too severe a penalty under the facts as found.  (b) If it appears that a license of the licensee has previously been suspended, revoked, or refused for a similar offense, the court shall not have jurisdiction to impose a fine in lieu of the commissioner's action. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-241 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-241 REPEALED.

  §431:9-241 REPEALED. L 2006, c 154, §48.
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-242 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-242 Compensation by contingency fee prohibited.

  §431:9-242 Compensation by contingency fee prohibited. An independent bill reviewer shall not be compensated on a contingency fee basis. [L 2000, c 288, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9-243 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9-243 Qualification for independent bill reviewer's license.

 §431:9-243 Qualification for independent bill reviewer's license. To qualify for an independent bill reviewer's license, an applicant shall comply with this article and shall:  (1) Be domiciled in this State, or in a state that will permit residents of this State to act as independent bill reviewers in the other state;  (2) Have experience, special education, or training with reference to the review or audit of billings for medical services under insurance contracts, of sufficient duration and extent to reasonably make the individual competent to fulfill the responsibilities of an independent bill reviewer;  (3) Have successfully passed any examination required under section 431:9-206; and  (4) Pay the license fees required by section 431:7-101; provided that any applicant who holds the credential of certified professional coder granted by the American Academy of Professional Coders or the credential of registered health information administrator, registered health information technician, certified coding specialist, or certified coding associate granted by the American Health Information Management Association shall be exempt from the requirements in paragraphs (1) to (3). [L 2000, c 288, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 126, §1; am L 2006, c 154, §21]
HI Rev Stat § 431:9A-101 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 24. Insurance|431. Insurance Code|431:9A-101 Scope

Cross References Bail agents; sureties, see article 9N. [PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS] Revision Note Part I designation added by revisor pursuant to L 2002, c 235, §4.  §431:9A-101 Scope. This article governs qualifications and procedures for the licensing of insurance producers. It simplifies and organizes statutory language to improve efficiency, to permit the use of new technology, and to reduce costs associated with issuing and renewing insurance licenses. [L 2001, c 216, pt of §2; am L 2003, c 212, §55; am L 2006, c 154, §22]