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Residential contractors must be licensed to represent homeowners with insurers

Contracts written by residential contractors who act as unlicensed “public adjusters” representing homeowners’ with insurers following storm damage are invalid under Iowa law, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Feb. 14. 33 Carpenters Construction Inc. approached a...

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Residential contractors must be licensed to represent homeowners with insurers

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