Oregon Code § 744.555·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Temporary adjuster permit; rules.
(1)(a) To facilitate the settlement of claims under insurance policies when
there is widespread property loss in this state arising out of a catastrophe,
the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may issue a
temporary permit to engage in business as an adjuster in this state to any
person authorized in another state to adjust losses claimed under insurance
policies in the catastrophe area for or against an authorized insurer. A
temporary permit the director issues under this section is effective for 90
days or for such additional time as the director determines is necessary. A
person may engage in business as an adjuster under the permit in lieu of the
license and fee requirements otherwise applicable.
(b) The director
may also issue a temporary permit to a person that is licensed or otherwise
authorized to engage in business as an adjuster in the persons home state or
designated home state and that an authorized insurer or insured sends to this
state to investigate or adjust a particular loss claimed under an insurance
policy.
(2) A person may
apply for a temporary permit by submitting an application to the director on a
form, in a format and in the manner the director specifies by rule. The
application, at a minimum, must list the applicants name and address and the
state in which the applicant is licensed or otherwise authorized to engage in
business as an adjuster. [Formerly 736.490; 1989 c.701 §51; 2019 c.151 §30]