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Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Resident Adjuster: required experience or education

Before you can even take the adjuster exam, you must meet one of the following three criteria:

Experience:

12 consecutive months (part of which is in the current or previous year) working as a full-time, salaried insurance company or MGA adjuster, verified by the insurance company or MGA in writing on business letterhead.

You will not have to take our adjuster exam.

Special Education:

Successful completion of the Associate in Claims (AIC) program. 

You must still take and pass our adjuster exam.

Adjuster Trainee Program:

Before you can begin an adjuster trainee program, your supervising adjuster (employer) must e-mail or fax notice to our office that you are beginning a training program with them, detailing your exact dates of employment.

An adjuster trainee program must:
  • Be supervised by a resident licensed adjuster,
  • Include all loss adjustment activities and responsibilities,
  • Be 6-9 months in length, totalling at least 960 hours (8 hours per day x 5 days per week x 6 months), and
  • You must be a salaried employee during this training period
Your employer (supervising adjuster) must clearly document the details of your training, including:
  • the months your training was provided
  • the topics covered
  • the number of hours of training you received per topic

This documentation must be submitted with your application, after you've passed your exam.

For more, see the state law on adjuster trainee licensing.

Once you've completed either your experience, special education or adjuster trainee requirement and have passed your exam, if applicable, you may apply for your adjuster license online.

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Updated 04/25/2012

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