For the purpose of this chapter, the kinds of insurance defined in Chapter 7 of this title shall be arranged in the following six classes:
Each of the groups numbered (1) through (6) shall constitute a class of insurance.
History. Code 1933, § 56-305, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1275, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-16/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “Health maintenance organization” for “Health Maintenance Organization” in paragraph (6).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1990, p. 1275, § 7, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 1990 amendment is “effective for purposes of application to new or newly admitted insurers on January 1, 1991, and effective for all purposes on July 1, 1992.”
Law reviews.
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