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2018 Georgia Code 33-36-5 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 36. Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool, 33-36-1 through 33-36-20.

ARTICLE 2 PREFERRED PROVIDER ARRANGEMENTS

33-36-5. Insurers required to become members of pool.

Every insurer authorized to write property or casualty insurance policies in this state shall be a member of the insolvency pool and shall be liable for assessments pursuant to Code Section 33-36-7 and shall also be responsible for the other obligations imposed pursuant to this chapter.

(Ga. L. 1970, p. 700, § 4.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Purpose and practice of insolvency pool.

- When an insurer becomes insolvent, the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool is required to fulfill the insurer's obligations to the insured. United States v. Rutland, Inc., 849 F. Supp. 806 (S.D. Ga. 1994), aff'd, 46 F.3d 71 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited in Freeman v. Criterion Ins. Co., 693 F.2d 1021 (11th Cir. 1982); Norman Enters. Interior Design, Inc. v. DeKalb County, 245 Ga. App. 538, 538 S.E.2d 130 (2000).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Sufficiency of notice of claim against local government unit as regards identity, name, address, and residence of claimant, 53 A.L.R.5th 617.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 33-36-5 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 2

Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool v. Hulsey Environmental Services, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-09-09

Citation: 293 Ga. 504, 748 S.E.2d 380, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 2801, 2013 WL 4779197, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 631

Snippet: composed of member insurance companies, OCGA § 33-36-5, which fund GIIP by paying assessments in proportion

State Highway Department v. MacDougald Construction Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1939-10-12

Citation: 6 S.E.2d 570, 189 Ga. 490, 137 A.L.R. 520, 1939 Ga. LEXIS 733

Snippet: also 3 Am.Jur. 855, 856, 859-865, §§ 28, 30, 31, 33-36; 5 C. J. 43, § 69. In the present case we are not