Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER
Chapter 120-2 - RULES OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE
Subject 120-2-20 - UNFAIR TRADE AND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES
Rule 120-2-20-.01 - Soliciting in General
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
It is hereby determined that the commission of any of the following acts or practices by any insurer, agent, counselor, solicitor or broker transacting property, marine, casualty or surety insurance in Georgia constitutes an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice prohibited by Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and the same are hereby prohibited:
(1) Making, publishing, disseminating, circulating or placing before the public or any group of persons in written, printed, or any other form, including radio or televisions broadcasts, any advertisement, announcement, solicitation, or statement pertaining to any form of property, marine, casualty or surety insurance which appears to emanate from, through or under the auspices of any trade, social, fraternal or professional association or organization, creditor to persons severally indebted, labor union, employee group, or other similar association, organization, or group not authorized to transact the business of such form of insurance in Georgia, where such advertisement, announcement, solicitation or statement expressly or by implication represents, or can be reasonably construed to mislead the recipient into believing, that any insurance premium or policy coverage described therein constitutes a special or preferred advantage to, or is only available to, such group or any of its members, when such representation or implication is false or, if true, would constitute use of a discriminatory rate or an offering to a fictitious group, prohibited by law.
(2) Knowingly allowing any other person to make, publish, disseminate, circulate or place before the public or any group of persons any advertisement, announcement, solicitation or statement prohibited by the preceding paragraph (1) hereof.
(3) The provisions of this Regulation shall not extend to life, accident and sickness insurance, nor shall they apply to any bona fide association group composed of members employed in a common trade, business or profession, and which has had group insurance of the same type continuously in existence for at least since January 1, 1956.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 33-2-9, 33-6-12.
It was determined by the Comptroller General's office that Chapter 120-2-20 had never been filed, therefore this note is being made to substantiate the recent filing date.
In accordance with Ga. Laws 1967, p. 618; Ga. Code Ann., Section 3A-124, the contents of this Rule is not filed with or published by the Secretary of State; only names and designations are filed, printed and distributed. (See Editor's Note, p. 88.03.)
