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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 33. INSURANCE · Chapter 24. INSURANCE GENERALLY · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

33-24-40. Acts of claims administration not to be deemed waiver of policies or defenses under policies.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Without limitation of any right or defense of an insurer otherwise, none of the following acts by or on behalf of an insurer shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any provision of a policy or of any defense of the insurer under the policy:

  2. (1)

    Acknowledgment of the receipt of notice of loss or claim under the policy;#

  3. (2)

    Furnishing forms for reporting a loss or claim, for giving information relative to the loss or claim, or for making proof of loss or receiving or acknowledging receipt of any forms or proofs completed or uncompleted; or#

  4. (3)

    Investigating any loss or claim under any policy or engaging in negotiations looking toward a possible settlement of any loss or claim.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 56-2428, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t33-ch23-65-(v25)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V25, 2020 edition, pages 251 to 252; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1cdfeaa4b73e.