By Brian S. Goodman,  Esq., NAPIA Counsel, HODES, PESSIN & KATZ, P.A.
Friday, October 7, 2011

As the end of the year approaches, activity in the state legislatures is just heating up. In the coming term, many local legislators will be focusing on issues related to public adjusting. We know for a fact that bills are currently under consideration in Pennsylvania, and there is expected to be an added regulation addressed in Indiana focusing on the Unauthorized Practice of Public Adjusting. The Alabama legislature convenes in early 2012, and we are working diligently to th ensure that Alabama becomes the 45state to license public adjusters.

If any NAPIA member hears of legislative activity in their particular state, please make us aware of this as soon as possible. Often, issues come up that touch on our profession, and the sooner we know about these the better.

We are working hard with able counsel and lobbyists to protect the profession and to ensure the proper and ethical practice of public insurance adjusting. Gone are the days when public adjusters flew “under the radar;” we are now an accepted and respected player in the insurance industry and claims process. This gives all of us all the more reason to stay on top of legislative enactments and to insist that our craft is practiced in an ethical and proper manner.

I will be talking about ethics and legislative issues in greater detail at the upcoming  First Party Claims Conference  in Providence, Rhode Island. We hope to see many of you there.