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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act regarding public insurance adjusters.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act regarding public insurance adjusters.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

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.