D-9.2, r. 4 - Code of ethics of claims adjusters

Section 11 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11. Claims adjusters must not

(1)  have a personal interest in the settlement of a claim;

(2)  derive or seek to derive personal benefit from a matter entrusted to them, other than their remuneration;

(3)  ask anyone, except a client or client’s representatives, to inform them of an event giving rise to a claim;

(4)  obtain or attempt to obtain details concerning an insurance policy from any person other than a client or client’s representatives, with a view to having the settlement of claim entrusted to them; or

(5)  advise an insured, a claimant, a client or a third party against consulting another representative or another person of their choice.

O.C. 1143-2007, s. 11.