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.