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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="10-413" title_number="10" title_name="Regulation of Insurance Professions" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Public Adjusters">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A public adjuster shall maintain a complete record of each transaction entered into as a public adjuster.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The records required by this section shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the name of the insured;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the date, location, and amount of the loss;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a copy of the contract between the public adjuster and the insured;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the name of the insurer and the amount, expiration date, and number of each policy carried with respect to the loss;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>an itemized statement of the insured’s recoveries;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>an itemized statement of all compensation received by the public adjuster, from any source, in connection with the loss;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>a register of all money received, deposited, disbursed, or withdrawn in connection with a transaction with an insured, including:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>fees, transfers, and disbursements from a trust account; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>all transactions concerning all interest–bearing accounts;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>the name of the public adjuster who executed the public adjuster contract;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>the name of the attorney representing the insured, if applicable; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="x">
        <text>the name of the claims representative of the insurance company.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The records shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>maintained for at least 5 years after the termination of the transaction with an insured; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>open to examination by the Commissioner at all times.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any records required to be maintained under this section may be stored in an electronic format.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Records submitted to the Commissioner in accordance with this section that contain information that the public adjuster identifies in writing as proprietary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall be treated as confidential by the Commissioner; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may not be subject to Title 4, Subtitle 2 of the General Provisions Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
