(a.1) The Commissioner may by rule or regulation establish criteria by which defined commercial risks may be exempted from the filing requirements of this chapter.
History. Code 1933, § 56-506, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 684, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2073, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1982, p. 644, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 705, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 335, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 164, § 8/HB 127; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-46/SB 132.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (b), deleted the paragraph (b)(1) designation and deleted former paragraph (b)(2), which read: “The provisions of this chapter regarding rates shall apply to any insurer, fraternal benefit society, health care plan, health maintenance organization, or preferred provider organization providing any accident or sickness insurance or health benefit plan issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state to the extent required by subsection (c) of this Code section.”; and deleted subsection (c), which read: “Provisions of this chapter regarding rates shall apply only to a proposed rate for any insurance or health benefit plan:
“(1) Which alone or in combination with any previous rate change for such insurance or plan would result in a rate increase of:
“(A) Any amount, but no decrease shall be subject to such provisions; provided, however,
“(B) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to accident and sickness insurance; or
“(2) Made within 36 months after any rate change described by paragraph (1) of this subsection.”
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For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 133 (1999).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 9 - Regulation of Rates, Underwriting Rules, and Related Organizations
§ 33-9-1. Purpose and Construction of Chapter
§ 33-9-3. Application of Chapter
§ 33-9-4. Standards Applicable to Making and Use of Rates
§ 33-9-5. Authorized Joint Actions by Insurers Generally
§ 33-9-8. Agreements to Share High-Risk Applicants; Approval of Rates
§ 33-9-9. Use of Rating Systems, Underwriting Rules, or Forms of Rating or Advisory Organizations
§ 33-9-10. Conduct of Operations by Organizations Engaging in Joint Underwriting or Reinsurance
§ 33-9-12. Requirement of License for Rating Organization; Application; Fee
§ 33-9-13. Evidence to Be Submitted by Rating Organization for License
§ 33-9-15. Annual License Fee for Rating Organizations
§ 33-9-16. Adoption by Rating Organizations of Rules Governing Eligibility for Membership Generally
§ 33-9-21.1. Filing and Maintenance of Information Relating to Certain Casualty Insurance
§ 33-9-21.2. Petition for Hearing by Aggrieved Insurer
§ 33-9-24. Examination of Officers, Managers, Agents, and Employees of Organizations and Insurers
§ 33-9-25. Payment of Costs of Examinations
§ 33-9-28.1. Assessment of Investigation Costs Against Parties
§ 33-9-33. Payment of Dividends, Savings, or Unabsorbed Premium Deposits by Insurers
§ 33-9-35. Withholding of Information; False or Misleading Information
§ 33-9-36. Unauthorized Premiums; Unlawful Inducements
§ 33-9-37. Liability of Insurer Conspiring to Fix Insurance Rates Unauthorized by Chapter
§ 33-9-40.3. Employers to Provide Work Based Learning Opportunities for Students Age 16 and Older