LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTERS CERTIFICATE

Insurance Adjusters' Council


1. Applicants for an Insurance Adjuster's Certificate should complete the application Form #3.


2. New applicants for an Adjuster's Certificate Level #1 (other than restricted "Hail, Equipment and Travel Adjusters") are required to pass an examination before a license can be issued. Please see examination procedures. All new applicants must provide an original security clearance document which is not more than three months old.

3. Non-residents and persons who were licensed in another jurisdiction within the last year must submit an original,
personal non-resident endorsement or other certificate of status, not more than 3 months old, from the
appropriate licensing authority in their home jurisdiction, if they wish to be exempted from the examination.

4. A license cannot be issued in the name of the corporation unless the corporation is registered. Please check with
any private registry office for further information. If a license is to be issued in the name of a business and you
are the Level 3 Adjuster, you must also submit an application for a corporate certificate of authority (Form 6).
Non-residents must submit an original corporate, non-resident endorsement from the appropriate licensing
authority in their home jurisdiction. If the business is a non-resident, it must provide evidence that is licensed as
an adjuster from the appropriate licensing authority in its home jurisdiction.

5. The Adjusters Certificate Regulation 122/01 provides for three (3) levels of Adjusters Certificates.

6. An individual can apply for a Level 2 Certificate when the individual has at least 24 months of consecutive
claims adjusting experience and has successfully completed 6 courses of the Insurance Institute of Canada for a
designation as an Associate of the Insurance Institute of Canada, of which one course must be C-15 (Loss
Adjustment and Claims Settlements), C-17 (Claims 1), or C-110 (Essentials of Loss Adjusting).

7. An individual can apply for a Level 3 Adjusters Certificate when the individual has successfully met the level 2
requirements and:

 

8. All individuals holding Levels 1 and 2 Adjusters' Certificates may only act as an adjuster if the individual is
subject to the direct supervision of a holder of a level 3 adjuster's certificate of authority and all reports in
relation to the adjustment of claims must be approved and countersigned by that holder of a level 3 adjuster's
certificate of authority. A business that acts or offers to act as an adjuster and operates from more than one office
must have in each office at least one adjuster who holds a level 2 adjuster's certificate of authority.

9. A Level 3 adjuster can apply to be the Designated Representative of a business or a sole proprietorship if he
holds an adjuster's certificate of authority and:
a) Is an individual,
b) Is an Associate or Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada, or Chartered Insurance Professional or a Fellow Chartered
Insurance Professional,
c) Holds a level 3 adjuster's certificate of authority, and
d) Has responsibility for the management and supervision of the business.

10. Applicants with more than 10 years insurance adjusting experience prior to 1990 and who is not an Associate or
Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada should contact the Council for further instructions.

11. The annual fee for an Adjuster's or Corporate Certificate is $95.00 both for new and renewal.

12. If you have paid a full fee in the current licensing year any change or amendment to that class of license prior to
April 1 will only require a $25.00 fee. If a change of level is desired please send your $25.00 fee and proof of
successful completion of the required courses to the address below.

13. Your application must be recommended by the Level 3 Designated Representative adjuster in your firm.