Ohio Rev. Code § 3951.02
No person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation shall act within this state as a public insurance adjuster, or receive, directly or indirectly, compensation for services rendered in the adjustment of any claim or claims under the types of insurance policies set forth in section 3951.01 of the Revised Code, unless he, or it, is the holder of a certificate of authority to act as a public insurance adjuster, issued pursuant to sections 3951.01 to 3951.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, who has received from the superintendent of insurance a public insurance adjuster's certificate of authority shall be styled and be known as a "certified public insurance adjuster."
R.C. §3951.02