Compliance Updates

North Carolina:

NC Emergency Management staff will not allow any adjuster access to a declared disaster area unless the adjuster is carrying proper identification. The Department is requiring that your company provide each catastrophic adjuster with an identification badge.  Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 58-33-70(e): “The Commissioner may permit an experienced adjuster who regularly adjusts in another state and who is licensed in the other state (if the state requires a license), to act as an adjuster in this State without a North Carolina license only for an insurance company authorized to do business in this State, for emergency adjustment work, for a period to be determined by the Commissioner, done for an employer who is an adjuster licensed by this State or who is a regular employer of one or more adjusters in this State; provided that the employer shall furnish to the Commissioner a notice in writing immediately upon the beginning of any such emergency insurance adjustment work.”

Virginia:

Pearson VUE and the Virginia Bureau of Insurance will be sponsoring a public meeting on May 14^th from 9:00 AM to Noon at the Richmond Marriot West Hotel, 4240 Old Dominion Boulevard in Glen Allen. The meeting agenda will include a testing program overview, a review of the test development process including updates to the content outlines, and a question & answer session. Register for the meeting by email at jayme.wheeler@pearson.com.

Maryland:

The Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) is in the process of migrating their data and producer licensing services into a new system. The selected system is the NAIC’s State Based Systems (SBS) which provides a comprehensive, web-based application for use by state regulators in support of all insurance regulatory functions. Until SBS is implemented, producers may submit a new application or a renewal application to the MIA in one of two ways: (1) submit a paper copy of the Uniform Initial or Renewal Application with the applicable fee directly to the MIA via mail: or (2) submit an on-line application via the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) available on NIPR’s website, www.nipr.com. If a producer submits a renewal application at least two calendar weeks before license expiration, the license does not expire until the MIA takes final action.