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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 33. INSURANCE · Chapter 8. FEES AND TAXES

33-8-1. Fees and charges generally.

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

  1. The Commissioner is authorized to assess and collect in advance, and persons so assessed shall pay in advance to the Commissioner, fees and charges under this title as follows:

  2. (1)

    Unless specifically provided otherwise, for each certifi-#

    1. cate of authority, original license, renewal of a certifi-

    2. cate of authority, or renewal of a license:

    3. (A)

      Agent, subagent, counselor, adjuster, or principal#

      1. office of an insurance agency (new license) ...... $ 100.00

    4. (B)

      Agent, subagent, counselor, adjuster, or principal#

      1. office of an insurance agency (biennial license

      2. renewal) ................................................. 100.00

    5. (C)

      Agent certificate of authority for subagent ...... 5.00#

    6. (D)

      Automobile self-insurance ........................... 100.00#

    7. (E)

      Captive insurance company:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    8. (F)

      Continuing care provider ............................ 75.00#

    9. (G)

      Duplicate certificate of authority, license, or per- 25.00 mit .......................................................#

    10. (H)

      Farmers mutual fire insurance company:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 500.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 25.00#

    11. (I)

      Fraternal benefit society:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    12. (I.1)

      Health care corporations:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    13. (J)

      Health maintenance organization:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    14. (K)

      Insurer certificate of authority for agent ......... 10.00#

    15. (L)

      Life, accident, and sickness insurance company:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    16. (M)

      Managing general agent:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    17. (N)

      Multiple employer self-insurance plan ............ 400.00#

    18. (O)

      Premium finance company (full power) ........... 500.00#

    19. (P)

      Premium finance company (limited power) ...... 300.00#

    20. (Q)

      Reserved.#

    21. (R)

      Prepaid legal services plans ........................ 500.00#

    22. (S)

      Private review agents:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 1,000.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    23. (T)

      Property and casualty insurance company:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    24. (U)

      Reserved.#

    25. (V)

      Rating or advisory organization .................... 100.00#

    26. (W)

      Reinsurance intermediary ........................... 50.00#

    27. (X)

      Surplus lines broker .................................. 600.00#

    28. (Y)

      Third-party administrators:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 500.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate 400.00#

    29. (Z)

      Title insurance company:#

      1. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      2. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00#

    30. (AA)

      Utilization review agent ............................. 200.00#

    31. (BB)

      Each vending machine licensed under Chapter 25.00 23 of this title ..........................................#

    32. (CC)

      Workers’ compensation group self-insurance#

      1. fund:

      2. (i)

        Original license or certificate ................... 600.00#

      3. (ii)

        Renewal license or certificate .................. 500.00 (2) Bond or security deposits:#

    33. (A)

      Not over $5,000.00 .................................... 4.00#

    34. (B)

      Not over $10,000.00 .................................. 8.00#

    35. (C)

      Not over $25,000.00 .................................. 15.00#

    36. (D)

      Not over $50,000.00 .................................. 25.00#

    37. (E)

      Over $50,000.00 but less than $100,000.00 ...... 40.00#

    38. (F)

      $100,000.00 or more .................................. 50.00 (3) Examination fee for agent’s, subagent’s, counselor’s,#

      1. or adjuster’s license .......................................... 25.00 (4) Application fee for agent’s, subagent’s, adjuster’s, or 15.00 counselor’s license ............................................

  3. (5)

    Status letter for agent, subagent, counselor, or ad- 10.00 juster ...........................................................#

  4. (6)

    For the following filings:#

    1. (A)

      Bylaws amendments ................................ 25.00#

    2. (B)

      Certification of annual statement ................ 10.00#

    3. (C)

      Certification of examination report .............. 10.00#

    4. (D)

      Certification of other documents .................. 5.00#

    5. (E)

      Charter amendments ............................... 25.00#

    6. (F)

      Education course provider (original filing) ..... 100.00#

    7. (G)

      Education course provider (renewal filing) ..... 50.00#

    8. (H)

      Education course or program ...................... 10.00#

    9. (I)

      Education course instructor ....................... 10.00#

    10. (J)

      Financial statement ................................. 50.00#

    11. (K)

      Form A ................................................. 5,000.00#

    12. (L)

      Form A exemption ................................... 1,000.00#

    13. (M)

      Form B ................................................. 500.00#

    14. (N)

      Form B exemption ................................... 100.00#

    15. (O)

      Individual risk rate or form ....................... 10.00#

    16. (P)

      Insurance policy form ............................... 25.00#

    17. (Q)

      Insurance rate filing ................................ 75.00#

    18. (R)

      Listing of licensed agents, subagents, counsel- 1,000.00 ors, or adjusters ......................................#

    19. (S)

      Listing of insurer’s certificates of authority filed 5.00 for agents ..............................................#

    20. (T)

      Listing of agent’s certificates of authority filed 5.00 for subagents .........................................#

    21. (U)

      List of licensees or permit or certificate holders#

      1. other than agents, subagents, counselors,

      2. or adjusters ........................................... 40.00

    22. (V)

      License, permit, or certificate of authority 25.00 amendment ............................................#

    23. (W)

      Late fee for filings ................................... 15.00#

    24. (X)

      Registration of risk retention groups ............ 100.00#

    25. (Y)

      Registration of purchasing groups ............... 100.00#

    26. (Z)

      Filing of other documents .......................... 50.00#

    27. (AA)

      Amendment of filings ............................... 25.00 Provided, however, that the Commissioner, in his or#

      1. her discretion, may exempt from such fee change of

      2. address filings done offline by agents, subagents,

      3. counselors, and adjusters.

    28. (AA.1)

      Change of address filings done online by No agents, subagents, counselors, and adjusters ......... charge#

    29. (BB)

      Service of process .................................... 15.00 (7) For refiling of corrected documents under this Code#

      1. section, provided that fees were paid with original No filing ............................................................ charge

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, § 56-1301, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 499, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 535, § 3; Ga. L. 1983, p. 729, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1399, § 4; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1519, §§ 2, 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2725, § 11; Ga. L. 1994, p. 858, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 745, §§ 2.2, 2.3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1296, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 652, § 6/HB 1257; Ga. L. 2011, p. 623, § 1/SB 251; Ga. L. 2017, p. 164, § 7/HB 127; Ga. L. 2018, p. 1112, § 33/SB 365; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-39/SB 132; Ga. L. 2025, p. 652, § 2/HB 410, effective May 14, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective May 14, 2025, deleted subparagraphs (1)(B.1) and (1)(B.2).

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