Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Department and Commissioner
§ 33-2-1. Creation of Department; Commissioner Chief Officer of Department; Powers and Duties of Department and Commissioner Generally

There is created the Department of Insurance of the State of Georgia. The chief officer of such department shall be the Commissioner of Insurance. The purpose and function of the department and the duties and powers of the Commissioner shall be those created and vested by this title.
History. Ga. L. 1912, p. 119, § 1; Code 1933, § 56-101; Code 1933, § 56-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 12; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-9/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “Department of Insurance” for “Insurance Department” in the first sentence.

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Georgia Code

Title 33 - Insurance

Chapter 2 - Department and Commissioner

§ 33-2-1. Creation of Department; Commissioner Chief Officer of Department; Powers and Duties of Department and Commissioner Generally

§ 33-2-2. Seal of Commissioner

§ 33-2-3. Organization of Department by Commissioner

§ 33-2-5. Appointment of Personnel; Possession of Financial Interest; Additional Remuneration for Services

§ 33-2-6. Delegated Authority

§ 33-2-7. Maintenance of Records, Books, or Papers by Commissioner Generally; Furnishing of Copies; Disposal of Records

§ 33-2-9. Rules and Regulations

§ 33-2-10. Issuance and Service of Orders and Notices

§ 33-2-11. Examination of Insurers and Organizations; Effect of Insurer’s Change of Domicile From Georgia

§ 33-2-12. Examination of Agents, Solicitors, Brokers, Counselors, Adjusters, Managers, and Promoters

§ 33-2-13. Access of Commissioner to Records; Correction of Inadequate or Incorrect Accounts

§ 33-2-14. Preparation of Written Reports of Examinations Generally; Certification of Reports; Admissibility in Evidence; Notice and Hearing on Reports; Use of Examination Documents

§ 33-2-15. Payment of Expenses of Examinations; Immunity of Examiners

§ 33-2-16. Powers of Commissioner as to Evidence and Witnesses; Payment of Witness Fees and Expenses; Subpoenas; Giving of False Testimony

§ 33-2-17. Conduct of Hearings by Commissioner Generally; Demands for Hearings

§ 33-2-18. Place of Hearings; Hearings to Be Open to Public

§ 33-2-19. Notice of Hearings Generally

§ 33-2-20. Notice to Show Cause

§ 33-2-21. Presiding Officer at Hearing; Rights of Parties; Intervention; Pleading and Evidence; Record of Proceedings; Rehearing or Reargument

§ 33-2-22. Adjournment of Hearings; Effect of Nonattendance

§ 33-2-23. Issuance of Order on Hearing; Contents

§ 33-2-24. Enforcement of Title and Rules, Regulations, and Orders; Issuance of Orders Without Hearings; Civil Actions; Criminal Violations; Penalties

§ 33-2-25. Effect of Chapter Upon Power of Commissioner or Superior Courts to Enforce Title; Construction of Grants of Power Contained in Chapter

§ 33-2-26. Persons Entitled to Appeal; Procedure Generally

§ 33-2-27. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Pleading and Procedure of Judicial Review; Powers of Reviewing Court Generally

§ 33-2-27. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Pleading and Procedure of Judicial Review; Powers of Reviewing Court Generally

§ 33-2-28. Scope of Judicial Review; Disposition of Action by Reviewing Court

§ 33-2-29. Disposition of Amounts Collected Under Title Generally; Allowance of Refunds and Credits

§ 33-2-30. Limitation Period for Issuance of Notice of Deficiency Assessment or Execution Thereon; Waiver of Limitations

§ 33-2-31. Extension of Time for Filing Tax Return or Paying Tax; Payment of Interest by Taxpayer Granted Extension

§ 33-2-32. Fees

§ 33-2-34. Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluative Privilege