Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 33. INSURANCE · Chapter 24. INSURANCE GENERALLY · Article 4. UNDERWRITING AND RATE RISKING

33-24-96. Insurer obligation to indemnify and defend agents.

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

An insurer shall indemnify, defend, and hold agents harmless from and against all liability, fees, and costs arising out of or relating to the actions, errors, or omissions of an agent or a producer who obtains or uses credit information or insurance scores for an insurer, provided the agent or producer follows the instructions and procedures established by the insurer and complies with any applicable law or regulation. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to provide a consumer or other insured with a cause of action that does not exist in the absence of this Code section.

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.

Code 1981, § 33-24-96, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 343, § 1.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, ‘‘Code’’ was inserted preceding ‘‘section’’ in two places in the last sentence.

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Text read from t33-ch23-65-(v25)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V25, 2020 edition, page 403; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1cdfeaa4b73e.