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Call Now: 904-383-7448An interlocal risk management agency created pursuant to this chapter is not an insurance company or an insurer under Title 33, and the development and administration by such agency of one or more group self-insurance funds shall not constitute doing business as an insurer.
(Code 1981, §36-85-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1496, § 1.)
- Court of appeals correctly determined that no statute required that a city's agreement with the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency (GIRMA) had to meet the uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage requirements that an insurance policy issued by an insurer had to meet pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 33-7-11 because the General Assembly explicitly declared that GIRMA was not an insurer; the city's agreement with GIRMA was limited to its express terms and did not include underinsured motorist protection. Godfrey v. Ga. Interlocal Risk Mgmt. Agency, 290 Ga. 211, 719 S.E.2d 412 (2011).
Cited in Adams v. Perdue, 199 Ga. App. 476, 405 S.E.2d 305 (1991).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-10-17
Citation: 290 Ga. 211, 719 S.E.2d 412, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 3162, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 821
Snippet: in writing or otherwise. The fact that OCGA § 36-85-4 states GIRMA is not an insurer is not decisive