Title 33 — Title 33
0 chapters · 1,218 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-19 Examination of companies by Commissioner; payment of costs of examinations
0.4K chars
The Commissioner shall at least once in five years, or as often as he or she deems necessary, examine farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies. The costs of the examination shall be paid by the company. History. — Code 1933, § 56-2018, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 20…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-2 Incorporation procedure, §33-16-3
0.1K chars
Liability for losses and expenses of companies, §33-16-16. Licenses. Fees, §§33-8-3, 33-16-5. Limitations on amounts of risks, §33-16-14. Loans.
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-20 Exemption from taxes, costs, and fees
0.4K chars
Any company organized under this chapter shall be exempt from all taxes, costs, and fees, including those listed in Chapter 8 of this title, except as expressly provided in this chapter and except taxes payable upon real and personal property owned by the company. History. — Code…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-21 Applicability of other provisions of title to companies
0.3K chars
In addition to this chapter, farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies shall be subject to the following chapters of this title to the extent so applicable: Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, and 37, and Article 1 of Chapter 11. History. — Code 1933, § 56-2022, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-22 Conversion of companies into mutual insurance companies
0.5K chars
Any company organized under this chapter may be converted into a mutual insurance company by complying with the applicable provisions of Chapter 14 of this title. History. — Code 1933, § 56-2021, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1040, § 1/SB 203. 748 T.33, C.1…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-3 Contingent liability of members
0.6K chars
Inclusion in policy, §33-16-9. Conversion into mutual insurance companies, §33-16-22. Costs. Examinations of companies by commissioner, §33-16-19. Exemption from costs and fees listed in general insurance law, §33-16-20. Domestic farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies. Defined, §…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-5 Annual license fee
0.2K chars
Farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies shall pay no annual fees or charges other than an annual license fee as provided in Code Section 33-8-1. History.
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-6 Board of directors generally
2.7K chars
In companies organized under this chapter, the number of directors shall be not less than three. A majority of the board of directors shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. No person shall be or act as a director of the insurer who does not have insurance in force in …
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-8 Inclusion in insurance policy, §33-16-9
0.3K chars
Waiver. Inclusion of policy provisions against, §33-16-10. Certificates of authority. Issuance, §33-16-4. Qualifications, §33-16-4. 1154 INDEX FARMERS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES —Cont’d Charters. Applications, §33-16-3. Granted by secretary of state, §33-16-3. Contingent liab…
O.C.G.A. § 33-16-9 Scope of chapter
1.0K chars
‘‘Domestic farmers’ mutual fire insurance companies’’ defined; risks against which companies may write insurance. Procedure for incorporation of companies generally; filing and contents of application for charter; granting of charter by Secretary of State. Issuance of certificate of …
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-1 Definitions
1.0K chars
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Attorney’’ means the attorney in fact of a reciprocal insurer. The attorney may be an individual, firm, or corporation. (2) ‘‘Reciprocal insurance’’ means insurance resulting from an interexchange among persons, known as subscribers, of rec…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-10 Actions on attorney’s bond or deposit
2.3K chars
Action on the attorney’s bond or to recover against a deposit made in lieu of the bond may be brought at any time by one or more subscribers suffering loss through a violation of its conditions or by the Commis754 33-17-11 sioner as liquidator of the insurer. Amounts recovered on…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-14 Subscribers’ advisory committee
3.2K chars
(a) The advisory committee of a domestic reciprocal insurer exercising the subscribers’ rights shall be selected under such rules as the subscribers adopt. 757 33-17-16 (b) The committee shall: (1) Supervise the finances of the insurer; (2) Supervise the insurer’s operations to su…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-15 Preferential transfers
0.4K chars
Rehabilitation and liquidation, §33-37-27. Premium finance companies, §§33-22-1 to 33-22-16. Premiums. Reporting and disposition, §33-23-35. Priorities. Rehabilitation and liquidation. Claims. Priority of distribution, §33-37-41. Superiority of order of distribution issued by domi…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-16 Requirements, §33-3-6
0.1K chars
Captive insurance companies, §§33-41-1 to 33-41-26. Accident and sickness insurance, companies permitted to engage in, §33-41-3. Assets, §33-41-12.
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-17 Advisory committee
0.1K chars
Exercising subscribers’ rights, §33-17-14. Alien insurers.
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-2 Applicability of chapter
1.7K chars
(a) All authorized reciprocal insurers shall be governed by those Code sections of this chapter not expressly made applicable to domestic reciprocal insurers. (b) Authorized reciprocal insurers shall comply with this chapter and shall make any amendments to their subscribers’ agr…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-20 Rehabilitation and liquidation
0.2K chars
Assessments against members of insurer. Enforcement, §33-37-30. Claims. Effect of judgment or order within four months of or after filing petition for liquidation, §33-37-35. Receiver.
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-21 Standards for determination by Commissioner of financial condition of insurer
2.4K chars
In determining the financial condition of a reciprocal insurer, the Commissioner shall apply the following rules: (1) He shall charge as liabilities the same reserves as are required of incorporated insurers issuing nonassessable policies on a reserve basis; (2) The surplus deposi…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-23 Limitation period for assessments
0.9K chars
Every subscriber of a domestic reciprocal insurer having contingent liability shall be liable for and shall pay his share of any assessment, as computed and limited in accordance with this chapter, if: (1) While his or her policy is in force or within one year after its terminati…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-24 Maximum assessable aggregate contingent liability
5.3K chars
No one policy or subscriber as to the policy shall be assessed or charged with an aggregate of contingent liability as to obligations incurred by a domestic reciprocal insurer in any one calendar year in excess of the amount provided for in the power of attorney or in the subscri…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-25 Assets and liabilities
0.5K chars
Distribution to subscribers, §§33-17-27, 33-17-28. Authority to transact insurance within state, §33-17-3. Bond or deposit, §§33-17-8, 33-17-9. Actions on, §33-17-10. Capital stock or surplus. Surplus fund requirements, §33-17-16. Certificate authorizing insurer to extinguish cont…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-26 Mutual insurers
0.1K chars
Conversion to stock insurer, §33-14-76. Domestic, §33-14-62.
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-27 Security in lieu of bond
0.2K chars
Deposit, §§33-17-9, 33-17-10. Service of process, §33-17-13. Standards for determining financial condition, §33-17-21. Subscribers’ advisory committee, §33-17-14. Subscribers’ agreement.
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-29 Filing of annual statement with Commissioner
1.9K chars
(a) The annual financial statement of a reciprocal insurer shall be made and filed with the Commissioner by its attorney on or before March 1 of each year. (b) The information required by this title of other insurers doing a like insurance business in this state shall be included i…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-30 Recordkeeping duties, §33-14-13
1.3K chars
Reinsurance of risks. Domestic stock insurers, §33-14-40. 1229 INDEX INSURANCE COMPANIES —Cont’d Domestic stock and mutual insurers —Cont’d Reinsurance of risks —Cont’d Limited purpose subsidiary life insurance companies, §§33-14-100 to 33-14-109. Mutual insurers, §33-14-72. Retu…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-31 Exchange of contracts or indemnities by attorneys
0.6K chars
Any attorney who shall exchange any contract or indemnity of the kind and character specified in this chapter or who shall directly or indirectly solicit or negotiate any application for the contracts without first complying with all the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty o…
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-5 Requirements as to name; actions by and against insurers
0.3K chars
A reciprocal insurer shall: (1) Have and use a business name. The name shall include the word ‘‘reciprocal’’ or ‘‘interinsurer’’ or ‘‘interinsurance’’ or ‘‘exchange’’ or ‘‘underwriters’’ or ‘‘underwriting’’; and (2) Bring and defend actions in its own name. History. — Code 1933, …
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-7 Revocation or suspension
0.8K chars
Annual statement with National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Failure to file, §33-3-21.3. Captive insurance companies, §33-41-11. Discretionary revocation or suspension, §33-3-17. Domestic stock insurers. Declaration or payment of illegal dividend, §33-14-42. For cause, …
O.C.G.A. § 33-17-9 Maintenance by attorney of deposit in lieu of bond
0.4K chars
In lieu of the bond required under Code Section 33-17-8, the attorney may maintain on deposit with the state through the office of the Commissioner a like amount in cash or in value of securities qualified for deposit under Chapter 11 of this title, subject to the same conditions …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-1 Short title
0.1K chars
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Plan Act.’’ History. — Code 1933, § 56-1700a, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1461, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-12 Mandatory refusal, revocation, or suspension
3.4K chars
The Commissioner shall refuse to issue or to renew or shall revoke or suspend a health care corporation’s certificate of authority: (1) If such action is required by any provision of this title; or (2) If the health care corporation no longer meets the requirements for the authori…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-14 Acceptance of applications
0.5K chars
When organized, health care corporations shall be authorized to accept applicants individually or in groups who may become subscribers of the corporation furnishing health care services under a contract which shall entitle each subscriber, beneficiary, and covered dependent to the…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-15 Issuance and contents of membership certificates
0.9K chars
(a) Every health care corporation shall issue to its subscribers a membership certificate which shall describe the health care plan under which the subscriber is enrolled and shall specify how the holder of such contract may obtain the name or names and addresses of participating …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-19 Public policy declaration, §33-20-2
1.3K chars
Purpose of chapter, §33-20-2. Rates to be paid to providers of services, §33-20-21. Receipt of payments from governmental agencies, etc., §33-20-17. Regulation and supervision by commissioner. Approval of rates to be paid to providers of services, §33-20-21. Examination of books …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-2 Purpose and construction of chapter
0.5K chars
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter and the policy of this state to promote and finance quality health care services of demonstrated need, efficiently provided and properly utilized at a reasonable cost, in order to maintain the standing and promote the progress of compre…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-21 Approval of Commissioner of rates to be paid to providers of services
0.5K chars
Except for corporations subject to this chapter which are surviving corporations, the Commissioner shall first approve the rates of payment to be made by health care corporations to providers of health care services on behalf of said corporation, its subscribers, beneficiaries, and…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-22 Investment of funds of corporations
1.2K chars
Health care corporations shall invest in or lend their funds on security of and shall hold as invested assets only such assets as are authorized by Articles 1 and 3 of Chapter 11 of this title for the investments of assets of domestic insurance companies and such investments shal…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-23 Management generally, §33-20-13
0.2K chars
Powers as to limitation of benefits, selection of hospitals, etc., §33-20-13. Requirements as to reserves, minimum subscriber’s surpluses and charges, §33-20-13. Membership. Acceptance of applications, §33-20-14. Applications.
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-24 Filing of reports with Commissioner
5.1K chars
Every health care corporation shall on or before March 1 in each year after it shall have commenced to do business pursuant to a certificate of authority make and file with the Commissioner a report of its affairs and operations during the year ending December 31 of the preceding y…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-29 Unlawful actions by unauthorized persons
1.1K chars
It shall be unlawful for any person except a health care corporation established in accordance with this chapter and operating in accordance with authority from the Commissioner to establish, maintain, or operate a health care plan or to solicit subscribers to or enter into contr…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-3 Definitions
5.6K chars
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Beneficiary’’ or ‘‘covered dependent’’ means a person designated in the subscription certificate or application therefor of a 771 33-20-3 subscriber as entitled to health care service with respect to whom appropriate periodic payments are ma…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-30 Northeast Ga
3.8K chars
Cancer Care, LLC v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ga., Inc., 297 Ga. App. 28, 676 S.E.2d 428 (2009), cert. denied, No. S09C1241, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 805 (Ga. 2009). 33-21-29. Point-of-service option for persons offered health care coverage through health maintenance organization. (a) It…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-31 Applicability and construction of chapter
5.4K chars
Except for corporations subject to this chapter which are surviving corporations, this chapter shall not apply to nor govern any corporation which is organized for profit or which contemplates any pecuniary gain to its shareholders or members. A corporation subject to this chapter…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-34 Applicability of chapter, §33-20-31
0.2K chars
Applicability of other provisions of code, §33-20-32. Bond of treasurer, §33-20-7. Certificate of authority, §§33-20-8 to 33-20-12. Amendment, §33-20-10.
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-8 Requirements for certificate of authority; application
1.5K chars
(a) Except for corporations subject to this chapter which are surviving corporations, a health care corporation may issue contracts only after the Commissioner has authorized it to do so. (b) Every application for a certificate of authority shall be accompanied by copies of the fo…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20-9 Certificate of authority issuance
5.0K chars
(a) The Commissioner shall be authorized to issue a certificate of authority in accordance with this chapter and other proper requirements of the Commissioner if the Commissioner is satisfied that: (1) All items required to be filed are in proper form and meet his approval; (2) The …
O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-1 Short title
0.2K chars
This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Patient Protection Act of 1996.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 33-20A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 485, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 350, § 2.
O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-10 Chapter inapplicable to workers’ compensation provisions
0.7K chars
Nothing in this article shall apply to Chapter 9 of Title 34, relating to workers’ compensation. History. — Code 1981, § 33-20A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 485, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 350, § 2. ARTICLE 2 PATIENT’S RIGHT TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 1999, p. 350…
O.C.G.A. § 33-20A-2 Legislative findings
1.3K chars
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is a vital government concern that the citizens of the State of Georgia have access to quality health care services and that informed consumers will be better able to identify and select plans that offer quality health care servi…