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2018 Georgia Code 33-1-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 1. General Provisions, 33-1-1 through 33-1-25.

33-1-1. Short title.

This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Insurance Code."

(Code 1933, § 56-101, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 371, § 2.)

Editor's notes.

- Former Code 1933, § 56-115, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1, provided that the Georgia Insurance Code would become effective on January 1, 1961, except as otherwise expressly provided.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Section 7-1011(1), DeKalb County Code, a business license ordinance, is repealed by implication by the Georgia Insurance Code. Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. DeKalb County, 167 Ga. App. 577, 306 S.E.2d 924 (1983) (on motion for rehearing).

Cited in Federated Mut. Implement & Hdwe. Ins. Co. v. Barker, 123 Ga. App. 259, 180 S.E.2d 559 (1971).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

14A Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Insurance, § 2.

ALR.

- Liability of insurance agent or broker on ground of inadequacy of liability-insurance coverage procured, 60 A.L.R.5th 165.

Waiver or estoppel of insurer on basis of statements or omissions in promotional, illustrative, or explanatory materials given to insured, 63 A.L.R.5th 427.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 33-1-1 From Courtlistener.com

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FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. DeKalb County

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1986-03-18

Citation: 341 S.E.2d 3, 255 Ga. 522, 1986 Ga. LEXIS 620

Snippet: Georgia Insurance Code, Ga. Laws 1960, p. 289 (OCGA § 33-1-1 et seq.) which, among much else, levied a statewide