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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-130. Authority of Commissioner of Insurance to investigate rates; assistance by board in investigations.

In addition to the authority prescribed in Title 33, the Commissioner of Insurance shall have the power, in such manner and by such means as he may deem proper and adequate, to gather statistics and information and make investigations concerning rates for such insurance. He may take into consideration the income, earnings, and loss ratios from any and every source whatever of any such company and may call upon the directors of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation to sit with him in an advisory capacity at any investigation or hearing concerning any rate or rates.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 73; Ga. L. 1929, p. 358, § 2; Code 1933, § 114-609; Ga. L. 1982, p. 644, § 6.

## Cross References

Use of licensed rating organizations in making filings under section, § 33-9-3.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, ‘‘Commissioner of Insurance’’ was substituted for ‘‘Insurance Commissioner’’.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying developments in Georgia workers’ compensation law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1981).