O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 33-10-10 (2019)

Title insurance, required reserves

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In addition to an adequate reserve as to outstanding losses as required under Code Section 33-10-5, a title insurer shall maintain a guaranty fund or unearned premium reserve of not less than an amount computed as follows:

(1) Ten percent of the total amount of the risk premiums written in the calendar year for title insurance contracts shall be assigned originally to the reserve; and

(2) During each of the 20 years next following the year in which the title insurance contract was issued, the reserve applicable to the contract may be reduced by 5 percent of the original amount of the reserve.

History

Code 1933, § 56-911, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-58/SB 132.

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted ‘‘hereafter’’ following ‘‘risk premiums’’ in paragraph (1).

Annotations

The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted "hereafter" following "risk premiums" in paragraph (1).

Cross references. - Definition of title insurance, § 33-7-8.