HB568
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Amend KRS 304.9-020 to modify the definition of "apprentice adjuster," "negotiate," and "public adjuster"; amend KRS 304.9-430 to prohibit the issuing of a public adjuster license on or after the effective date of the Act; amend KRS 304.9-432 to prohibit issuing an apprentice adjuster license to a person that is supervised by a public adjuster; prohibit temporary or apprentice adjuster licensees from taking an examination for, or being issued, a public adjuster license; amend KRS…
Introduced: February 5, 2026
Last action: April 13, 2026
In effect since April 13, 2026
This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).
Plain-language summary
This bill changes the rules for public adjusters, who are licensed professionals that help policyholders navigate insurance claims. It stops the state from issuing new public adjuster licenses, tightens contract requirements between adjusters and the people they represent, and limits certain practices such as negotiating directly with insurers on behalf of policyholders. Who it may affect: people who file insurance claims and hire public adjusters, as well as current and prospective public adjusters working in Kentucky.
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