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O.C.G.A. § 33-9-27 — Issuance of notice by Commissioner upon determination of noncompliance with requirements of chapter | Georgia Code
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TITLE 33 INSURANCE

Section 9. Regulation of Rates, Underwriting Rules, and Related Organizations, 33-9-1 through 33-9-44.

ARTICLE 2 UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES

33-9-27. Issuance of notice by Commissioner upon determination of noncompliance with requirements of chapter.

If after examination of an insurer, rating organization, advisory organization, or group, association, or other organization of insurers which engages in joint underwriting or joint reinsurance, or upon the basis of other information, or upon sufficient complaint as provided in Code Section 33-9-26 the Commissioner has good cause to believe that the insurer, organization, group, or association, or any rate, rating plan, or rating system made or used by any insurer or rating organization does not comply with the requirements and standards of this chapter applicable to it, he shall, unless he has good cause to believe such noncompliance is willful, give notice in writing to such insurer, organization, group, or association stating in the notice to the extent practicable in what manner such noncompliance is alleged to exist and specifying in the notice a reasonable time, not less than ten days after notice, in which the noncompliance may be corrected.

(Code 1933, § 56-528, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 684, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Caldwell v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 235 Ga. 141, 218 S.E.2d 754 (1975).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 43 Am. Jur. 2d, Insurance, § 30.

C.J.S.

- 44 C.J.S., Insurance, § 56.

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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.