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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-24-39. Insurers to furnish forms for proof of loss; effect of furnishing or failure to furnish forms.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-24-39. Insurers to furnish forms for proof of loss; effect of furnishing or failure to furnish forms.

An insurer shall furnish, upon written request of any person claiming to have a loss under an insurance contract issued by the insurer, forms for proof of loss for completion by the person, but the insurer shall not, by reason of the requirement so to furnish forms, have any responsibility for or with reference to the completion of the proof or the manner of any completion or attempted completion. Failure or refusal to furnish the form upon written request or written notice of a loss shall constitute waiver of the right of the insurer to require proof of loss.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2763; Code 1868, § 2771; Code 1873, § 2813; Code 1882, § 2813; Civil Code 1895, § 2108; Civil Code 1910, § 2490; Code 1933, § 56-831; Code 1933, § 56-2427, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Wrongful Refusal to Pay Insurance Claims in Georgia,’’ see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 935 (1979).