How to Complete Claims Adjuster Continuing Education Credits (CE Units)

To keep your insurance adjuster license up-to-date, you must take a certain number of continuing education units every year. These CE units can cover ethics, law, negotiations, fraudulent claims, software training, and many other aspects of claims appraisal.

If you already have an insurance adjuster license, and you need to maintain its validity with continuing education credits, this guide will show you how to find approved classes.

First, contact your state's department of insurance to learn how many course hours you need each year, and whether or not seminars and online courses count toward the total. Keep in mind that Xactimate training and self-study through reading journals/books may not count toward your state's CE credit requirements. Nevertheless, these are certainly beneficial in your career as a claims adjuster. For online courses and a list of live classes, check the websites of AllLinesTraining and AdjusterPro. In addition to offering CE units, they also have courses for CAT adjuster training, and Texas pre-licensure classes. The website of Sircon also has extensive listings for courses in several states.

The website of the California department of insurance also has a list of insurance adjuster continuing education classes. You can search for courses in any state; you don't necessarily have to be licensed in California to enroll in these classes.

Don't forget to check with your local community college or adult education center. They may offer classes that relate to insurance adjusting. For example, if you work in auto claims, you could fulfill the CE requirements by taking an automotive repair course.

Keep track of all the continuing education courses you take every year. You cannot repeat the same course within a two or three year period in most states. If you keep good records of all your claims and insurance adjuster training courses, you will avoid problems with repeats.

Note that you can still take courses that cover the same topic, they just cannot be the exact same courses.

Be sure to submit the CE forms as soon as you complete or pass the continuing education classes. Keep your transcripts, receipts, and contact info for the programs or instructors.

Before you pay for any classes, check to make sure the program and provider is approved by your state's licensing board. If your state does not maintain an official list (most do not), then you must research to make sure it is not a scam. This is not a problem with live courses and seminars, but with online claims adjuster courses, you must be more careful.

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