Tennessee public adjuster bonds.
$500 flat.
Tennessee requires every public adjuster to file a $50,000 surety bond with the Department of Commerce & Insurance under Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-6-911. Ours is $500 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. No credit check.
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How much does a Tennessee public adjuster bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with your license
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Commerce & Insurance license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A public adjuster bond is a policyholder-protection guarantee. You negotiate insurance claims on behalf of people who've just had the worst week of their year — Tennessee wants a financial backstop that you'll handle their claims and their money honestly.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Tennessee (the obligee), with your clients as the protected parties. The bond specifically authorizes recovery for anyone harmed by an adjuster's erroneous acts, failure to act, fraud, or unfair practices in the capacity of a public adjuster.
The bond must stay active for the life of your license. Let it lapse and you can be referred for action against the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $50,000 filing continuous. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
You need this bond if you're
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with your license. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your Department of Commerce & Insurance license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$500 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.