Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an individual who holds a license under this chapter shall, every two (2) years, satisfactorily complete a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education courses and report the completion of the courses to the commissioner.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-28-19

  • Commissioner: means the "insurance commissioner" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
  • home state: means :

    Indiana Code 27-1-28-5

  • independent adjuster: means a person, or an independent contractor or employee of a person, that:

    Indiana Code 27-1-28-6

  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
     (b) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) An individual who is licensed for less than twelve (12) months before the end of the applicable continuing education biennium.

(2) A licensed nonresident independent adjuster who has met the continuing education requirements of the licensed nonresident independent adjuster’s designated home state.

(3) An individual holding a current claims certification if:

(A) the claims certification is issued by a national or state claims association whose certification program is approved by the department for purposes of this section;

(B) the number of hours of study required to complete the certification program described in clause (A) is not less than the number of hours of continuing education that an individual is required to complete every two (2) years under subsection (a);

(C) the content of the certification program described in clause (A):

(i) includes the content of the prelicensing course of study required by section 12(b)(5) of this chapter for the line of authority in which the individual has applied for or obtained licensing under this chapter; and

(ii) is made available for review and audit by the commissioner through an electronic portal maintained by the claims association;

(D) the claims association referred to in clause (A) is approved as a continuing education provider in Indiana;

(E) the claims association referred to in clause (A) reports the individual’s completion of the certification program described in clause (A) to the commissioner through an electronic portal maintained by the commissioner; and

(F) the claims association referred to in clause (A), through an electronic portal maintained by the claims association, provides the commissioner access to the individual’s transcript showing the individual’s completion of the certification program described in clause (A).

As added by P.L.11-2011, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.130-2020, SEC.8; P.L.32-2021, SEC.83.

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