An Act regarding public insurance adjusters
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2026 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2/9/2026 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Reported on a part of H4931↗ |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Reported from the committee on House Rules |
| 1/15/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H4931↗ |
| 10/27/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Financial Services |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J11 | Accompanied | — |
| H33 | Favorable | — |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
Section 162 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- Whoever, for compensation, not being an attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession, directly or indirectly solicits from an insured, or the representative of the insured, or performs services pursuant to an agreement, assignment, engagement, or undertaking either to represent the insured or to act as the assignee of the insured in connection with the assessment of damages, negotiation, settlement, appraisal or reference of a loss under a fire insurance policy, homeowners insurance policy, commercial multi-peril insurance policy, business interruption insurance policy, fidelity bond or crime insurance policy, inland or ocean marine insurance policy, or other property damage insurance coverage of any sort, shall be a public insurance adjuster.
SECTION 1. Section 162 of chapter 175 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:- Whoever, for compensation, not being an attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession, directly or indirectly solicits from an insured, or the representative of the insured, or performs services pursuant to an agreement, assignment, engagement, or undertaking either to represent the insured or to act as the assignee of the insured in connection with the assessment of damages, negotiation, settlement, appraisal or reference of a loss under a fire insurance policy, homeowners insurance policy, commercial multi-peril insurance policy, business interruption insurance policy, fidelity bond or crime insurance policy, inland or ocean marine insurance policy, or other property damage insurance coverage of any sort, shall be a public insurance adjuster.