Section 15013 Of Article 3. Regulation, Licensing, And Registration From California Insurance Code >> Division 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
15013
. Each applicant for a license as a public insurance adjuster,
except as provided in Section 15014, shall, prior to issuance of the
license, personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of the
commissioner, an examination given by the department as follows:
(a) The examination shall be prescribed by the commissioner and
shall be of sufficient scope reasonably to test the applicant's
knowlege, among other things, of basic insurance theory, essential
elements of contracts, technical competence in the handling of the
various lines for which the applicant is being tested, claims ethics
and knowledge of the Unfair Claims Practices Act, and the duties and
responsibilities of public insurance adjusters under the law.
(b) Such examination shall be given to applicants under the
supervision of the department of this state, and shall be in written
form.
(c) The commissioner shall, within a reasonable period of time,
not to exceed 30 days, transmit the results of the examination and
action taken on the application to the applicant.
(d) In the event an applicant, who is otherwise qualified, fails
the examination, the commissioner may administer a reexamination,
after a waiting period not to exceed six months.
(e) The examination shall be given at those times and places
within the state as the commissioner deems reasonably necessary to
serve the convenience of the department and applicants.