To apply for an original certificate of authority an insurer shall file with the Commissioner its application therefor showing its name, location of its home office or its existing or proposed principal office in the United States if an alien insurer, kinds of insurance to be transacted, date of organization or incorporation, form of organization, state or country of domicile, the names and addresses of all general officers of the company with the number of shares of capital stock of the company held by or for each such general officer or by others for his or her benefit, and the percentage of the total capital stock of the company held by each such general officer, the date on which the company began to do business, the states in which it is admitted to do business, and such additional information as the Commissioner may require, together with the following applicable documents:
History. Code 1933, § 56-312, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 584, § 2.
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For article discussing restrictions on the establishment and transaction of business by a foreign insurer in Georgia with emphasis on threshold requirements for establishment by alien insurers, see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 629 (1976).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Authorization and General Requirements for Transaction of Insurance
§ 33-3-2. Certificate of Authority Required for Transaction of Insurance Within State; Exceptions
§ 33-3-4. Kinds of Insurance in Which Insurers May Transact
§ 33-3-5. Classification of Kinds of Insurance
§ 33-3-6. Requirements as to Capital Stock or Surplus Generally
§ 33-3-7. Requirement of Surplus for New Insurers
§ 33-3-8. Requirements as to Deposit of Securities Generally
§ 33-3-9. Requirement of Additional Deposits of Securities by Foreign and Alien Insurers
§ 33-3-12. Requirements as to Name of Insurer
§ 33-3-13. Information Required in or Attached to Application for Certificate of Authority
§ 33-3-17. Discretionary Refusal, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate Generally
§ 33-3-18. Administrative Supervision or Suspension of Certificate of Authority for Cause
§ 33-3-19. Mandatory Refusal, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate
§ 33-3-21. Reports of Business Affairs and Operations of Insurers Generally
§ 33-3-22. Reports of Insurers Authorized to Transact Product Liability Insurance
§ 33-3-23. Transaction Restrictions on Lending Institutions and Bank Holding Companies
§ 33-3-24. Transaction Restrictions on Institutions of Farm Credit System
§ 33-3-25. Language Simplification and Reading Ease Standards; Applicability of Code Section
§ 33-3-27. Reports of Awards Under Medical Malpractice Insurance Policies
§ 33-3-29. Licensing of Foreign State Insurers as Domestic Insurers
§ 33-3-30. Principal United States Place of Business of Alien Insurer Entering Through This State