Corporate Adjuster or Partnership Licence

There are a number of requirements to become licensed as an adjusting firm:

1. Nominee: Each firm must have a designated level 3 adjuster nominee. This individual takes on the rights and privileges of the firm’s licence and is responsible and accountable to Council for all insurance activities undertaken by the firm and its employees. A nominee must be an officer, director or partner of the firm, or senior manager in the province.
    
2. Office Supervision: Each firm location must be supervised. It is the responsibility of the firm’s nominee to determine the nature of what constitutes adequate supervision at each location. When determining the level of supervision, the nominee is expected to take into account the number of adjusters working in the office; the levels of qualification and experience of the adjusters, as well as the extent of written procedures. The level of supervision must adequately protect consumer interests and account for the requirements of Council’s policies and the requirements of the Act and its Regulations. All supervising adjusters are responsible and accountable for overseeing the work of those in their area of responsibility and for establishing and maintaining office procedures that support the competent and ethical conduct of insurance business.
    
3. Firm Name and Registration with the BC Corporate Registry (“Registry”): The Act requires that any insurance applicant or licensee have a name that is neither misleading nor likely to cause confusion for the public. Section 31 of the Act also requires that anytime the word “insurance” or “assurance” or “mortgage” is used, the name cannot be used in a manner that would cause a member of the public to believe the entity is an insurance company. Council requires all firms to be registered with the Registry. Contact information for the Registry may be found in this website under Handy Links.
    
4. Trade Names: A corporation intending to carry on business under a name different than its legal corporate name must register the desired trade name with the Registry and apply to have that name approved by Council.

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If you are looking for information and application forms to renew, transfer, amend, or re-apply for a licence, look under Other Licensing Transactions in this website.

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