TITLE 41

INSURANCE

CHAPTER 58

PUBLIC ADJUSTER LICENSING ACT

41-5804.  Exceptions to licensing. Notwithstanding section 41-5803, Idaho Code, a license as a public adjuster shall not be required of the following:

(1)  An attorney admitted to practice in this state, when acting in his or her professional capacity as an attorney;

(2)  A producer licensed in Idaho who acts only on behalf of his or her own insured and does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a public adjuster;

(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 public adjuster including, but not limited to, photographers, estimators, private investigators, engineers and handwriting experts;

(5)  A licensed health care provider, or employee of a licensed health care provider, who prepares or files a health claim form on behalf of a patient; or

(6)  A person who settles subrogation claims between insurers.

History:

[41-5804, added 2008, ch. 179, sec. 1, p. 533.]