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: (1) Unless specifically provided otherwise, for each certificate of authority, original license, renewal of a certificate of authority, or renewal of a license: (A) Agent, subagent, counselor, adjuster, or principal office of an insurance agency (new license) ......................................$ 100.00 (B) Agent, subagent, counselor, adjuster, or principal office of an insurance agency (biennial license renewal) ...........................100.00 (B.1) Each branch office of an insurance agency other than the principal office (new license) .........................................20.00 (B.2) Each branch office of an insurance agency other than the principal office (biennial license renewal) ............................20.00 (C) Agent certificate of authority for subagent ...............5.00 (D) Automobile self-insurance ...............................100.00 (E) Captive insurance company: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (F) Continuing care provider .................................75.00 (G) Duplicate certificate of authority, license, or permit ...25.00 (H) Farmers mutual fire insurance company: (i) Original license or certificate .......................500.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate ........................25.00 (I) Fraternal benefit society: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (I.1) Health care corporations: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (J) Health maintenance organization: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (K) Insurer certificate of authority for agent ...............10.00 (L) Life, accident, and sickness insurance company: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (M) Managing general agent: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (N) Multiple employer self-insurance plan ...................400.00 (O) Premium finance company (full power) ....................500.00 (P) Premium finance company (limited power) .................300.00 (Q) Reserved. (R) Prepaid legal services plans ............................500.00 (S) Private review agents: (i) Original license or certificate .....................1,000.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (T) Property and casualty insurance company: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (U) Reserved. (V) Rating or advisory organization .........................100.00 (W) Reinsurance intermediary .................................50.00 (X) Surplus lines broker ....................................600.00 (Y) Third-party administrators: (i) Original license or certificate .......................500.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................400.00 (Z) Title insurance company: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (AA) Utilization review agent ...............................200.00 (BB) Each vending machine licensed under Chapter 23 of this title ........................................................................25.00 (CC) Workers' compensation group self-insurance fund: (i) Original license or certificate .......................600.00 (ii) Renewal license or certificate .......................500.00 (2) Bond or security deposits: (A) Not over $5,000.00 ........................................4.00 (B) Not over $10,000.00 .......................................8.00 (C) Not over $25,000.00 ......................................15.00 (D) Not over $50,000.00 ......................................25.00 (E) Over $50,000.00 but less than $100,000.00 ................40.00 (F) $100,000.00 or more ......................................50.00 (3) Examination fee for agent's, subagent's, counselor's, or adjuster's license .....................................................25.00 (4) Application fee for agent's, subagent's, adjuster's, or counselor's license ....................................................15.00 (5) Status letter for agent, subagent, counselor, or adjuster ...............................................................10.00 (6) For the following filings: (A) Bylaws amendments ........................................25.00 (B) Certification of annual statement ........................10.00 (C) Certification of examination report ......................10.00 (D) Certification of other documents ..........................5.00 (E) Charter amendments .......................................25.00 (F) Education course provider (original filing) .............100.00 (G) Education course provider (renewal filing) ...............50.00 (H) Education course or program ..............................10.00 (I) Education course instructor ..............................10.00 (J) Financial statement ......................................50.00 (K) Form A ................................................5,000.00 (L) Form A exemption ......................................1,000.00 (M) Form B ..................................................500.00 (N) Form B exemption ........................................100.00 (O) Individual risk rate or form .............................10.00 (P) Insurance policy form ....................................25.00 (Q) Insurance rate filing ....................................75.00 (R) Listing of licensed agents, subagents, counselors, or adjusters .....................................................................1,000.00 (S) Listing of insurer's certificates of authority filed for agents .........................................................................5.00 (T) Listing of agent's certificates of authority filed for subagents ...............................................................5.00 (U) List of licensees or permit or certificate holders other than agents, subagents, counselors, or adjusters ............................40.00 (V) License, permit, or certificate of authority amendment ...25.00 (W) Late fee for filings .....................................15.00 (X) Registration of risk retention groups ...................100.00 (Y) Registration of purchasing groups .......................100.00 (Z) Filing of other documents ................................50.00 (AA) Amendment of filings ....................................25.00 Provided, however, that the Commissioner, in his or her discretion, may exempt from such fee change of address filings done offline by agents, subagents, counselors, and adjusters. (AA.1) Change of address filings done online by agents, subagents, counselors, and adjusters ..........................................................No charge (BB) Service of process ......................................15.00 (7) For refiling of corrected documents under this Code section, provided that fees were paid with original filing ..................No charge
(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.)
The 2018 amendment, effective May 8, 2018, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, added a period at the end of subparagraph (1)(Q); substituted "offline" for "off line" in the proviso of subparagraph (6)(AA); and substituted "online" for "on line" in subparagraph (6)(AA.1).
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, designated the formerly undesignated divisions of subparagraphs (1)(E), (1)(H), (1)(I), (1)(I.1), (1)(J), (1)(L), (1)(M), (1)(S), (1)(T), (1)(Y), (1)(Z), and (1)(CC) as divisions (i) and (ii), respectively.
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2017, the numerals "5" and "6" were deleted from subparagraph (1)(U).
Administrative Rules and Regulations.- Regulations regarding agents, subagents, counselors, adjusters, surplus lines brokers, and agencies, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Comptroller General, Commissioner of Insurance, Chapter 120-2-3.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Private contractor charging for recordkeeping services.
- A private contractor may not collect a fee for recordkeeping services associated with insurance agent licensing renewal, since such action would be an improper delegation of authority and contrary to O.C.G.A. § 33-8-1, which already prescribes the specific amounts the Commissioner of Insurance may collect for such activities. 1993 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 93-21.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Constitutionality of statutes requiring payment to state of fee on appointment of agent by foreign insurance company, 60 A.L.R. 1172; 64 A.L.R. 1434.
Validity, construction, and application of statutes or ordinances prohibiting or regulating automatic vending machines, 111 A.L.R. 755; 151 A.L.R. 1195.