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O.C.G.A. § 33-5-30 — Validity and enforceability of contracts procured as surplus line insurance | Georgia Code

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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 5. Regulation of Unauthorized Insurers, 33-5-1 through 33-5-59.

ARTICLE 2 SURPLUS LINE INSURANCE

33-5-30. Validity and enforceability of contracts procured as surplus line insurance.

Insurance contracts procured as surplus line coverage from unauthorized insurers in accordance with this chapter shall be fully valid and enforceable as to all parties and shall be given recognition in all matters and respects to the same effect as like contracts issued by authorized insurers.

(Code 1933, § 56-617, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Surplus line insurance unacceptable as used car dealer licensure.

- Although this section gives validity to surplus line insurance, it does not transform an unauthorized insurer into an authorized insurer by rendering surplus line insurance acceptable for licensure as a used car dealer. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 94-5.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by 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.