Before The Commissioner Of Insurance

                                                                   State of Georgia

      NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT RULE CHANGES AND NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, O.C.G.A. Sections 50-13-3, 50-13-4, 50-13-6, 50-13-21, and 33-2-9 of the following proposals by the Commissioner of Insurance to amend the Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.

The Rules and Regulations of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance are proposed to be amended by the following actions:

  • By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.07 entitled “Resident Agent License Requirements”
  • By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.08 entitled “Prelicensing Course and Provider Approval”
  • By Amending Chapter 120-2-3-.14 entitled “Resident Agent Personal Lines License”

                       SYNOPSIS AND EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES

The primary purpose of the proposed changes to all Regulation Chapters noted above is to modernize and modify the regulations, increase departmental efficiency in delivering services, and bring them into conformity with industry best practices to the benefit of Georgia Consumers. Additionally, the proposed changes for all of the amendments lowers the prelicensing courseload requirements for applicants from 20 hours of prelicensing course work to 8 hours of prelicensing course work.

                                                                      SCHEDULE

The aforesaid proposals are now on file in the Administrative Procedure Division of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 708 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, and are hereby declared to be a public record as follows:

Interested persons may participate in the proposed rulemaking process by submitting their written comments to Jeremy Betts, Administrative Procedure Division, Office of Commissioner of Insurance, 708 West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. All comments must be received by the Administrative Procedure Division by 4:30 P.M. on May 8, 2024.

Interested persons may also participate in the proposed rulemaking by submitting oral comments at the hearing to commence on May 15, at 1:00 p.m. in the Hearing Room of the Office of Commissioner of Insurance, Ninth Floor, West Tower, Floyd Building, Two Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.

Oral presentations at the hearing may be limited to five (5) minutes per person in order to
afford all interested persons an opportunity to be heard. If you have a physical impairment and require assistance or have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the Administrative Procedure Division.

Based upon full consideration of all written and oral comments regarding the above matters, the Commissioner of Insurance may reject or adopt the proposed rules or may make changes to the proposed rules which may require another rulemaking hearing.

Direct All Correspondence To:
Jeremy Betts
Administrative Procedure Division
704 West Tower, Floyd Building
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Telephone Number (404) 463-0240
[email protected]

 

 

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