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Licensure & Compliance

Public Adjuster Apprentice

TYPE AND CLASSES:

• 31-20 All Lines

Florida Statutes 626.8541 defines a “PUBLIC ADJUSTER APPRENTICE” as any person who is not a licensed public adjuster, who is employed by or has a contract with a licensed and appointed public adjuster in good standing with the department or a public adjusting firm that employs at least one licensed and appointed public adjuster in good standing with the department to assist a public adjuster in conducting business under the license, and who satisfies the requirements of Florida Statute 626.8651.

Application Qualifications:

• Complete an online application for License and submit appropriate fees. Apply for license
• Be a natural person at least 18 years of age.
• Be a United States citizen or legal alien who possesses work authorization from the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• Be a resident of Florida.
• Be fingerprinted at one of the Department's fingerprint sites. (Link directly to locations and additional information)
• Provide name and license number of a supervising all lines public adjuster who shall be responsible and accountable for the acts of the public adjuster apprentice which are related to transacting business as a public adjuster apprentice.
• File a fifty thousand dollar ($50,000) surety bond, using a bond form provided by the Department. (link to form)
• Completed the Florida approved Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) designation.
• Passed the new public adjuster all lines examination.
• Requirements for applicants with prior criminal history (Click Here)

Special Notes

• Upon licensure a public adjuster apprentice must be appointed by a licensed all lines public adjuster or a public adjusting firm that employs a licensed all lines public adjuster.
• A public adjuster apprentice shall complete at a minimum 100 hours of employment per month for 12 months of employment under the supervision of a licensed and appointed all lines public adjuster in order to qualify for licensure as a property & casualty public adjuster, all lines public adjuster or motor vehicle public adjuster.
• The public adjuster apprentice license is not a requirement in order to obtain a workers’ compensation public adjuster (3-24) license or health public adjuster (3-40) license.
• An apprentice license is effective for 18 months unless the license expires due to lack of maintaining an appointment; is surrendered by the licensee; is terminated, suspended, or revoked by the department; or is canceled by the department upon issuance of a public adjuster license. The department may not issue a public adjuster apprentice license to any individual who has held such a license in this state within 2 years after expiration, surrender, termination, revocation, or cancellation of the license.
• The Florida Legislature passed SB1495 requiring applicants for the Apprentice license to complete the Accredited Claims Adjuster (ACA) designation and pass the required written examination prior to issuance of license. This new law became effective upon implementation by the department on September 25, 2009.