As used in this chapter, unless expressly provided otherwise:
- (1) "Company adjuster" means a person employed by an insurer whose regular duties include insurance adjusting.
- (2) "Independent adjuster" means an insurance adjuster required to be licensed under Section 31A-26-201, who engages in insurance adjusting as a representative of insurers.
- (3) "Insurance adjusting" or "adjusting" means directing the investigation, negotiation, or settlement of a claim under an insurance policy, on behalf of an insurer, policyholder, or a claimant under an insurance policy.
- (4) "Organization" means a person other than a natural person, and includes a sole proprietorship by which a natural person does business under an assumed name.
- (5) "Portable electronics insurance" is as defined in Section 31A-22-1802.
- (6) "Public adjuster" means a person required to be licensed under Section 31A-26-201, who engages in insurance adjusting as a representative of insureds and claimants under insurance policies.