Washington public adjuster bonds.
$100 flat.
Washington requires every public adjuster to file a fixed $5,000 bond with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner before a license issues. The price is $100 flat, issued instantly — the same for every adjuster. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Washington public adjuster bond cost?
$100 at the $5,000 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 the Insurance Commissioner
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your OIC 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 — Washington wants a financial backstop that you'll account honestly for their claims and their money.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the people of the State of Washington (the obligee), with your clients as the protected parties. The bond is contingent on your accounting to any insured whose claim you handle for the money or settlement received — if you fail to, the harmed client can recover against the $5,000 bond.
The bond must stay in force for the life of your license. The surety may cancel only on 30 days advance written notice to the Commissioner, and the bond stays in force until the surety is released or cancels — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your filing continuous.
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 $5,000 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 the Insurance Commissioner. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your OIC license application or renewal. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $100 at the $5,000 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.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check.
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$100 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.