A State of Emergency was declared by the governor because of a series of severe storms and tornadoes that moved through the state on April 5th. When such disasters cause significant property damage, insurers often bring in additional adjusters to help settle these claims.

The insurance department has issued a bulletin regarding emergency disaster adjusters to insurers and independent adjusters in the state of Georgia. The declaration advises insurers and adjusters that they may request emergency disaster adjuster status for Georgia registered staff adjusters, out-of-state staff adjusters, or out-of-state licensees.

Insurers are required to register with the department a list of non-licensed staff adjusters and out-of-state licensees that will be handling disaster claims via the Emergency Disaster Adjuster Registration Platform on the department website. Once filed, Disaster Entry Permits will be assigned to each adjuster for no longer than 60 days. A copy of the bulletin can be found here.