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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-6-33. When claims settlement practice improper.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-6-33. When claims settlement practice improper.

It is an improper claims settlement practice for any domestic, foreign, or alien insurer transacting business in Georgia to commit any act provided in Code Section 33-6-34 if such act:

(1) Is committed flagrantly and in conscious disregard of this title or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this title; or

(2) Has been committed with such frequency so as to indicate a general business practice to engage in such conduct.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-6-33, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3048, § 9.