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O.C.G.A. § 33-29-12 — Policies issued for delivery or delivered within state by foreign or alien insurers; policies of domestic insurers issued for delivery in other states or countries | Georgia Code

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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 29. Individual Accident and Sickness Insurance, 33-29-1 through 33-29-22.

ARTICLE 4 UNDERWRITING AND RATE RISKING

33-29-12. Policies issued for delivery or delivered within state by foreign or alien insurers; policies of domestic insurers issued for delivery in other states or countries.

Any policy of a foreign or alien insurer, when delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state, may contain any provision which is not less favorable to the insured or the beneficiary than those provisions contained in this chapter and which is prescribed or required by the law of the state under which the insurer is organized.
Any policy of a domestic insurer may, when issued for delivery in any other state or country, contain any provision permitted or required by the laws of the other state or country.

(Code 1933, § 56-3013, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Decision of United States Supreme Court that insurance is interstate commerce as affecting state statutes relating to insurance companies, 164 A.L.R. 500.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, Esq., 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.