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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 33. INSURANCE · Chapter 49. REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES

33-49-11. Violations; penalties.

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

  1. (a)

    A reinsurance intermediary, insurer, or reinsurer found by the Commissioner, after a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title, to be in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall:#

    1. (1)

      For each separate violation, pay a penalty in an amount not exceeding $10,000.00;#

    2. (2)

      Be subject to revocation or suspension of its license; and#

    3. (3)

      If a violation was committed by the reinsurance intermediary, such reinsurance intermediary shall make restitution to the insurer, reinsurer, rehabilitator, or liquidator of the insurer or reinsurer for the net losses incurred by the insurer or reinsurer attributable to such violation.#

  2. (b)

    The decision, determination, or order of the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to Chapter 2 of this title.#

  3. (c)

    Nothing contained in this Code section shall affect the right of the Commissioner to impose any other penalties provided in this title.#

  4. (d)

    Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to or shall in any manner limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants, creditors, or other third parties or confer any rights to such persons.#

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 1981, § 33-49-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1424, § 8.

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, ‘‘Code’’ was inserted preceding ‘‘section’’ in subsection (c).

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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 966 to 967; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1cdfeaa4b73e.