All policies insuring the payment of compensation under this chapter, including all contracts of mutual, reciprocal, or interinsurance must contain a clause to the effect that, as between the employer and the insurer or insurers, the notice to or knowledge of the occurrence of the injury on the part of the insured employer shall be deemed notice or knowledge, as the case may be, on the part of the insurer or insurers; that jurisdiction of the insured, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be jurisdiction of the insurer or insurers; and that the insurer or insurers shall in all things be bound by and subject to awards, judgments, or decrees rendered against such insured employer.
History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 70; Ga. L. 1933, p. 182, § 1; Code 1933, § 114-606.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers’ Compensation
Article 4 - Insurance of Compensation Liability Generally
§ 34-9-120. Employer’s Duty to Insure Payment of Compensation
§ 34-9-122.1. Workers’ Compensation Health Benefits Pilot Projects
§ 34-9-124.1. Optional Deductibles to Be Offered by Insurers
§ 34-9-127. Issuance by Board of Certificate of Self-Insurance; Review; Revocation
§ 34-9-128. Inspection of Place of Employment and Injury Records; Penalty for Noncompliance
§ 34-9-131. Insurer Permit Requirement; Claim Office Within State
§ 34-9-132. Grounds for Revocation of Insurance Carrier’s Permit
§ 34-9-134. Appeals From Decisions Under Code Sections 34-9-122 and 34-9-131 Through 34-9-133
§ 34-9-137. Considerations in Employer’s Experience Modification Factor
§ 34-9-138. Consideration of Employer’s Experience While Self-Insured