Public adjuster fees
N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-26.8-16
in effect26.1-26.8-16. Public adjuster fees
1. A public adjuster may charge the insured a reasonable fee for public adjuster services.
2. A person may not accept a commission, service fee, or other valuable consideration
for investigating or settling claims in this state if the person is required to be licensed
under this chapter and is not licensed.
3. A public adjuster may not charge, agree to, or accept as compensation or
reimbursement a payment, commission, fee, or other thing of value equal to or more
than ten percent of an insurance settlement or proceeds resulting from a catastrophic
disaster.
4. A public adjuster may not require, demand, or accept a fee, retainer, compensation,
deposit, or other thing of value before settlement of a claim, unless the loss is being
handled by the public adjuster on a time-plus-expense basis.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t26-1c26-8.pdf#nameddest=26p1-26p8-16Fetched: 10/16/2026