Associations

The American Adjuster Association is a national non-profit that says it promotes integrity, transparency and best practices in the property damage claim industry and advocates for timely and fair claim settlements through education and public policy work. Its stated membership includes adjusters, consulting firms, lawyers and contractors.

• Legislative advocacy
• Member directory
• Educational resources
• Events

Distinct from the older American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (AAPIA), though some individuals are associated with both. Its About page states its bylaws prevent it from profiting from referrals.

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Membership

Adjusters, consulting firms, lawyers, contractors and other industry groups, per its About page

AAPIA was a national association of public insurance adjusters, founded in 2004, that took part in regulatory and legislative comment on public adjuster issues, including submissions to the NAIC. Its public website is no longer serving content.

Checked 2026-08-28: aapia.org and www.aapia.org both return a Wix 'ConnectYourDomain' error page (HTTP 404), so the site is not currently published. An NAIC comment letter dated October 2024 still cites www.aapia.org, so the organisation was at least corresponding with regulators as of late 2024. Included as dormant because current activity could not be confirmed from a live official site.

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NAPIA is a national membership organization for public insurance adjusters, which held its first convention in 1951. It says its members are held to standards of professional conduct and ethics, and all membership applications must be approved by its board of directors.

• Continuing education
• Annual conference
• Member directory
• Legislative advocacy
• Professional designations

NAPIA administers the CPPA and SPPA designations and states it is an approved continuing education provider in a number of states. Its 'Find a Public Adjuster' directory lists members only, so absence from it does not mean an adjuster is unlicensed.

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Public adjusters, subject to board approval; separate affiliate categories exist for professionals, supplier firms and non-profits, per its membership pages

CAPIA is an association of public insurance adjusters serving the Carolinas. It says it works to promote cooperation among professionals, encourage professional accreditation, set ethical standards and pursue legislative change on behalf of claimants.

• Continuing education
• Legislative advocacy
• Member directory

The correct domain is capia.net; capia.org did not resolve when checked on 2026-08-28.

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North Carolina, South Carolina

Membership

Public insurance adjusters in the Carolinas, with tiered membership levels listed on its site

IPAA states that its purpose is organising the public insurance adjusters of the midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin, to better serve insurance consumers in those states. Its About page gives a founding date of 1987 and formal incorporation on 5 May 1998.

• Member directory
• Educational programmes

Despite the Illinois name, its own stated scope is the eight-state Midwest. It is the only public adjuster association we could confirm with a live site covering Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana or Wisconsin.

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Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin

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Public adjusters, subject to the standards described on its become-a-member page

MAPIA is an association of public insurance adjusters and adjusting companies formed in 1992, covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. It says it provides education for public adjusters and a unified position for the industry.

• Continuing education
• Legislative advocacy
• General membership meetings
• Annual summit (PAGPS)

One of two organisations using the abbreviation MAPIA; the other is the Massachusetts association at mapia.net. This one hosts the Public Adjuster Greater Philadelphia Summit (PAGPS), a separate annual conference with its own site at pagps.co.

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New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia

Membership

Public insurance adjusters and companies in the states it covers, with membership levels listed on its site

PCAPIA says it unites public adjusters and industry supporters in advancing the public insurance adjusting profession across California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. It publishes a code of professional conduct and ethics and licensing information for the states it covers.

• Educational events
• Annual meeting
• Legislative conference
• Member directory
• Newsletter

The correct domain is pcapia.com; pcapia.org did not resolve when checked on 2026-08-28. The site shows a spring 2026 meeting report and events scheduled into 2027. It publishes a newsletter called the PCAPIA Courier.

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California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii

Membership

Public adjusters and industry supporters in the five states it covers, per its membership page

RMAPIA covers Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, and states its mission is to protect, educate and elevate the public adjusting profession. It maintains a code of ethics and runs continuing education conferences.

• Continuing education
• Seminars and conferences
• Member directory
• Legislative monitoring

The domain rmapia.org redirects to rmapia.com. The site shows a spring 2026 seminar and a member roundtable in August 2026, and published a fire protocols resource in October 2025.

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Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming

Membership

Public insurance adjusters licensed by a state insurance department in the eight states it covers, per its join page

FAPIA is the Florida membership association for public insurance adjusters, with sections of its site aimed at both public adjusters and at home and business owners. It offers membership in public adjuster, attorney and apprentice categories.

• Continuing education
• Member directory
• Legislative advocacy
• Job board
• Member publication

Runs a training programme it calls the PA Academy and publishes a member newsletter, The PA Times. Membership applications are handled through a MemberClicks portal.

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Florida

Membership

Public adjusters, attorneys and apprentices, per its application page

GAPIA is a Georgia association of licensed public insurance adjusters that says it promotes a high standard of professional conduct and ethics among adjusters representing property owners. It runs member meetings and educational sessions during the year.

• Educational programmes and webinars
• Annual conference
• Member directory

Membership and directory functions run on a separate hosted portal at gapia.membershipsoftware.org. A published membership-dues page could not be located; a sponsorship page lists a $1,500 conference sponsor level, which is not a membership fee.

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Georgia

Membership

Public insurance adjusters licensed under Georgia law, per its site

IAPIA, founded in 2025, says its mission is to protect Iowa policyholders and strengthen consumer rights through fair, transparent and balanced insurance laws. It brings together public adjusters, contractors and consumer advocates and publishes an annual legislative agenda.

• Legislative advocacy
• Annual conference
• Member directory
• Consumer resources

IAPIA's site is at iowapublicadjusters.org; the domain iapia.org is an unrelated parked page. IAPIA is a newer organisation, so its programme is smaller than the longer-established state associations.

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Iowa

Membership

Public adjusters, contractors and consumer advocates, per its membership page

LAPA is a Louisiana association that says it supports licensed public adjusters through professional standards, legislative awareness and a commitment to ethical practice, and that it educates and advocates for Louisiana home and business owners. It offers public adjuster, affiliate and associate membership.

• Continuing education
• Legislative advocacy
• Member directory
• Networking events

LAPA's site is at thelapa.org. The domain lapa.org belongs to the unrelated Los Angeles Paralegal Association, so check the address you land on. LAPA publishes its bylaws on its site.

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Louisiana

Membership

Public adjusters, affiliates and associates, per its join page

Founded in 1973, this Massachusetts association exists, in its own words, for all public adjusters to gain mutual understanding, protection and preservation of the profession. Its members represent property insurance claimants on residential, commercial and rental losses.

• Member directory
• Member meetings
• Consumer guidance

One of two organisations using the abbreviation MAPIA; the other is the Mid-Atlantic association at mapia.org. The site is affiliated with NAPIA and posts a 2026-27 membership form.

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Massachusetts

Membership

Licensed public insurance adjusters in Massachusetts, per its membership page

NYPAA says it has been an advocate for public insurance adjusters and policyholders for more than sixty years, working on property insurance claims legislation, regulation, professional education and consumer awareness. It provides continuing education approved in both New York and New Jersey.

• Continuing education
• Annual conference
• Member directory
• Legislative advocacy
• Networking events

The correct domain is nypaa.com. The domain nypaa.org is a parked page that redirects to a domain lander and is not the association. NYPAA reported an annual meeting in October 2025 and lists an annual conference for October 2026.

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New York, New Jersey

Membership

Public insurance adjusters, per its membership page

PPAANJ describes itself as a mutually cooperative group of public insurance adjusters dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of its members. It provides continuing education units that meet New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance requirements.

• Continuing education
• Spring and fall conferences
• Member directory
• Legislative advocacy

The association uses the ppaanj.com domain. The site lists a spring 2026 conference and a fall 2026 conference, and carries blog posts dated August 2026.

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New Jersey

Membership

Public adjusters in New Jersey, with affiliate membership open to attorneys, restoration companies, engineering firms and similar businesses, per its join page

TAPIA is the Texas association for public insurance adjusters and states that it promotes the highest standard of professional and ethical practice in public adjusting. It maintains a code of ethics and a searchable directory of member adjusters.

• Member directory
• Conferences
• Consumer information

TAPIA's site is at mytapia.org. A similarly named domain, tapia.org, belongs to an unrelated family website, so check the address before assuming you have found the association. TAPIA lists recurring fall and spring conferences.

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Texas

Membership

Public adjusters licensed in Texas, per its join page

Founded in 1871, the NAIC is the standard-setting and support organisation governed by the chief insurance regulators of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five US territories. It develops model laws, runs licensing and accreditation programmes, and publishes consumer education material.

• Model laws and regulations
• Regulator accreditation
• Licensing and testing infrastructure
• Consumer education resources

Relevant to public adjusters because its Public Adjuster Licensing Model Act is the template most states adapted, and its committees are where fee caps, contract requirements and solicitation rules are debated before states adopt them. The NAIC does not license or regulate adjusters directly; the states do.

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Membership is limited to state, territorial and District of Columbia insurance regulators; it is not open to individual adjusters

United Policyholders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that describes its mission as being a trustworthy and useful information resource and a respected voice for consumers of all types of insurance across the United States. It says it does not sell insurance and does not take money from insurance companies.

• Disaster recovery guidance (Roadmap to Recovery)
• Preparedness and insurance-buying guidance (Roadmap to Preparedness)
• Ask an Expert Q&A
• Regulatory and legislative advocacy

Policyholder-side advocacy organisation rather than a public adjuster trade body. Useful to newcomers because its free claim-help library and disaster workshops are frequently referenced by public adjusters and by state regulators.

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Not a membership body; its resources are published free to the public and it accepts donations and volunteers

Founded in 1999, WIND is a professional member association and annual conference for the property and windstorm insurance claims industry, bringing together both policyholder and insurer representatives. It runs the WIND Certified Appraiser and WIND Certified Umpire programmes, introduced in 2012 and 2003 respectively.

• Annual conference
• Continuing education credits
• Appraiser and umpire certification
• Certified professional directories

Not a public adjuster trade body: its membership deliberately spans both sides of the claim. Included because its appraiser and umpire certifications are the most widely recognised credentials for the property insurance appraisal process that public adjusters use.

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Membership

Professionals from across the property and windstorm insurance claims industry, per its membership page