Section 78: Claims professionals
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78. Claims professionals
(1) The Minister may, by regulations, provide for the registration of
claims professionals and the conduct of their business.
(2) For the purpose of this Act, reference to a claims professional shall be
construed as a reference to a person who for a fee or remuneration carries on
the business of, or holds himself out as, loss surveyors or loss adjusters, or
otherwise advises on, or investigates into the cause and circumstances, of a
loss, and ascertaining the quantum of the loss for the purpose of processing a
claim on a general insurance policy.
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- What does a 'claims professional' like a loss adjuster actually do under this Act?