Effective January 1, 2012. Independent Adjusters in Alabama will be required to complete 24hrs of continuing education biennial including 3hrs of ethics. Refer to Ala. Act No 2011-637. Ala. Code 27-9A-1 et seq (2011).
All adjusters will renew as usual by December 31, 2011.
After renewing his/her license in 2011, an adjuster born in an odd-year (e.g., 1971): (a) is required to next renew his/her license by the end of his/her birth month in 2013, but (b) is not required to have completed CE as a condition for renewal in 2013. CE completion will be required for subsequent renewals.
After renewing his/her license in 2011, an adjuster born in an even-year (e.g., 1972): (a) is required to next renew his/her license by the end of his/her birth month in 2014, and (b) must have completed 24 CE credit hours, of which 3.0 credit hours must be in ethics, by the time of renewal in 2014.
The actual term of a license renewed in 2011 will vary due to implementation of the year/birth month system for future renewals. Because of system limitations, a license renewed in 2011 will show an expiration date (December 31, 2013) that may NOT be the actual expiration date. Each adjuster is responsible for determining the actual expiration date of his/her license.
Adjuster should periodically check the Department’s web-site (www.aldoLgov) for further information about implementation of the new laws, including implementing regulations and a notice to print a new license with an updated expiration date.