Georgia § 33-5-2 - Validity of contracts effectuated by unauthorized insurers; dissemination of advertising for or on behalf of unauthorized insurers.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 33-5-2 — Validity of contracts effectuated by unauthorized insurers; dissemination of advertising for or on behalf of unauthorized insurers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-5-2. Validity of contracts effectuated by unauthorized insurers; dissemination of advertising for or on behalf of unauthorized insurers.
A contract of insurance effectuated by an unauthorized insurer in violation of this title shall be voidable except at the instance of the insurer unless during the life of such contract the insurer is authorized to transact the class or classes of insurance involved. No publication published in this state or radio or television broadcast or any other agency or means for the dissemination of information operated or located in this state shall publish, broadcast, or otherwise disseminate within this state advertising for or on behalf of any insurer not then authorized to transact insurance in this state; provided, however, that this subsection shall not apply as to publications published in this state principally for circulation in other states, wherein advertising by or on behalf of such unauthorized insurers is not expressly directed toward residents or subjects of insurance in this state. (Code 1933, § 56-602, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 2019, p. 337, § 1-24/SB 132.) The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted "television broadcast" for "television broadcaster" near the beginning of subsection (b).
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Section 33-5-2 ("Validity of contracts effectuated by unauthorized insurers; dissemination of advertising for or on behalf of unauthorized insurers.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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