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O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37 (2019)

Private cause of action not created or implied

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Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this article.

History

Code 1981, § 33-6-37, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 9.

CHAPTER 7 KINDS OF INSURANCE; LIMITS OF RISKS; REINSURANCE Sec.

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Annotations

Cross references. - Designation of classes of insurance, § 33-3-5. Insurance by employer of payment of workers’ compensation benefits to employees, § 34-9-120 et seq.

Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Why Captives, Lord, What Have They Ever Done?: The Georgia Captive Insurance Company Act,’’ see 26 Ga. St. B.J. 119 (1990).

Definitions of insurance not deemed mutually exclusive. Accident and sickness insurance.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: McCowan v. Progressive Preferred Ins., 618 S.E.2d 139 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005).
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McCowan v. Progressive Preferred Ins., 618 S.E.2d 139 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 16× “Since those issues have already been decided adversely to Walker, we need only reach her two remaining claims.”
Burgess v. Allstate Ins., 334 F. Supp. 2d 1351 (N.D. Ga. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 33-6-34, regarding unfair insurance claims settlement practices, contains no private cause of action”); O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37. Plaintiff has presented no evidence to support her claim for unfair claims settlement practices.”
Rodgers v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins., 492 S.E.2d 268 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “See OCGA § 33-6-37. Therefore, we need not address Rodgers’ argument that St.”
McDavid v. McDavid, No. 22-01007 (Bankr. W.D. La. Nov. 29, 2022). · cites it 2× “” O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37. See, Matthews v. State Farm Fire & Cas.”
Barron v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., No. 7:25-cv-00004 (M.D. Ga. July 21, 2025). · cites it 2× “1-1 ¶¶ 33–41); see O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37 (“Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this article.”
Donaldson, No. 7:25-cv-00144 (M.D. Ga. Jan. 14, 2026). · cites it 2× “O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37, however, provides that “[n]othing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of [the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act].”
Brazzel, No. 1:25-cv-00108 (M.D. Ga. Feb. 11, 2026). · cites it 2× “1-2 ¶ 40, at 12); see O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37 (“Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this article.”
David L. Williams v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., No. 7:25-cv-00155 (M.D. Ga. Mar. 9, 2026). · cites it 2× “O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37, however, provides that “[n]othing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of [the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act].”
First Mercury Ins. Co. v. Babcock Enter., Inc., No. 3:21-cv-00672 (W.D. Ky. Sept. 14, 2022). “See O.C.G.A. § 33-6-37 (“Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this article.”
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