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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-10-16. Valuation of real and personal property reserves.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-10-16. Valuation of real and personal property reserves.

(a) Real property acquired under a mortgage loan or under a deed to secure debt or pursuant to a contract of sale, in the absence of a recent appraisal deemed by the Commissioner to be reliable, shall not be valued at an amount greater than the unpaid principal of the defaulted loan or contract at the date of such acquisition, together with any taxes and expenses paid or incurred in connection with such acquisition and the cost of improvements thereafter made by the insurer and any amounts thereafter paid by the insurer on assessments levied for improvements in connection with the property.

(b) Other real property held by an insurer shall not be valued at an amount in excess of fair value as determined by recent appraisal. If valuation is based on an appraisal more than three years old, the Commissioner may at his discretion call for and require a new appraisal in order to determine fair value.

(c) Personal property acquired under a chattel mortgage made in accordance with Code Section 33-11-26 shall not be valued at an amount greater than the unpaid balance of principal on the defaulted loan at the date of acquisition, together with taxes and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition or the fair value of the property, whichever amount is the lesser.

## History

Code 1933, § 56-915, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.