The purpose of this Bulletin is to advise public adjusters that the statute governing
their licensure has been amended by P.L. 2010, c. 116, enacted January 5, 2011 and
effective July 4, 20 II. The amendments provide for a two-year licensure period, require
the completion of 15 hours of continuing education during each two-year licensure period
as a condition of license renewal, and prohibit public adjusters from soliciting the
adjustment of loss or damage occurring in this State from an insured, regardless of
method, between the hours of six p.m. and eight a.m. during the 24 hours after the loss
has occurred.
The Department of Banking and Insurance is in the process of developing rules to
implement these amendments. Licensed public adjusters should monitor the
Department's website, www.njdobi.org., the New Jersey Register, and any Department
mailings for notice of the proposed rules. Licensed insurance education providers may
wish to begin contemplating what types of courses they may offer to provide for the
continuing education of public adjusters.