Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-1-2. Definitions

As used in this title, the term:
History. Code 1933, §§ 56-102, 56-103, 56-104, 56-105, 56-106, 56-107, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1988, p. 693, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1119, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 136, § 33; Ga. L. 2003, p. 387, § 1.1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 872, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 164, § 3/HB 127; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-1/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, added paragraph (2); deleted former paragraph (3), which read: “ ‘Insurance Department’ or ‘department’ means the Insurance Department established by Code Section 33-2-1.”; redesignated former paragraphs (1.1) through (6) as present paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and, in paragraph (3), substituted “terms shall not” for “terms do not”, “CHAMPUS” for “Champus”, and “medicare” for “Medicare”.
Cross references.
Designation of Comptroller General as Insurance Commissioner, § 33-2-1 .
Investigation, adjustment, and litigation of claims as not constituting “transacting of insurance,” § 33-3-2(b) .
Lending institutions being authorized to underwrite credit life and accident and sickness insurance, § 33-3-23 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, the definitions of “Insurance” and “Commissioner of Insurance” have been renumbered and “Commissioner of Insurance” has been substituted for “Insurance Commissioner” in two places in paragraph (1).
Law reviews.
For article discussing interpretation in Georgia of insurance policies containing evidentiary conditions, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1978).
For annual survey article on insurance law, see 49 Mercer L. Rev. 175 (1997).

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