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O.C.G.A. § 33-2-1 — Creation of department; Commissioner chief officer of department; powers and duties of department and Commissioner generally | Georgia Code
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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 2. Department and Commissioner of Insurance, 33-2-1 through 33-2-34.

33-2-1. Creation of department; Commissioner chief officer of department; powers and duties of department and Commissioner generally.

There is created the Insurance Department of the State of Georgia. The chief officer of such department shall be the Commissioner of Insurance. The purpose and function of the department and the duties and powers of the Commissioner shall be those created and vested by this title.

(Ga. L. 1912, p. 119, § 1; Code 1933, § 56-101; Code 1933, § 56-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 12; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 33.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Brown v. Quality Fin. Co., 112 Ga. App. 369, 145 S.E.2d 99 (1965); Ferguson v. United Ins. Co. of Am., 163 Ga. App. 282, 293 S.E.2d 736 (1982).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Commissioner lacks power to make binding tax claim settlement.

- The Insurance Commissioner does not have the authority to accept payment of taxes for a five-year period and sign a binding agreement that this amount satisfies all claims by the state against the insurer. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-396.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Title 33 in the context of Georgia insurance coverage law and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida and South Georgia. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.