Appraiser & UmpireAssociation
AUA Research Center

Insurance Appraisal Research Library

Statutes, administrative rules and insurance department guidance in three searchable categories, each linked to the subjects it governs and the court decisions that apply it.

Browse by subject: State license · Contingency fees · Impartiality · Umpire selection · Causation · Coverage · Award · Deadlines

· checked October 20, 2026 · court decisions are in the case-law library, linked from each entry

Statutes and legislation (27)

Laws passed by state legislatures, including standard fire policy statutes and appraisal-specific chapters.

IOWA · STATUTE

Iowa Code 2026, chapter 522F (Licensing and Regulation of Appraisers and Umpires)

OKLAHOMA · STATUTE

36 O.S. §4803 (Oklahoma standard fire policy)

Related court decisions: Massey v. Farmers Insurance Group (837 P.2d 880 (corrected June 22, 1992), 1992)

Administrative rules and codes (53)

Regulations adopted by insurance departments under their insurance code, and each state's official administrative code for insurance.

Insurance department guidance (6)

Guidance documents, bulletins, licensing pages and rulemaking notices published by insurance departments and the NAIC.

Research, not legal advice. Each entry summarizes the linked statute, regulation, guidance or court decision as checked on the date shown. Laws change, policy wording controls, and courts in the same state can disagree. Read the source and consult a licensed attorney before relying on any entry. Coverage is not yet exhaustive: states marked "Not yet reviewed" have not been researched, not "no rule".