The Insurance and Financial Oversight Division is responsible for licensing insurance companies and ensuring that the licensed companies remain solvent and compliant with all the requirements of Georgia laws and regulations.
The Insurance Product Review Division contains two sections: the Life and Health Section is responsible for solving both technical and practical problems in the regulation of insurers through oversight of life and health insurance policy contracts in Georgia. The Property and Casualty Section's responsibilities are to ensure that all property and casualty insurance rates, rules, and forms used in Georgia comply with state law.
ATTENTION: TO ALL NEW APPLICANTS - EFFECTIVE 1/1/2012. In accordance with state law, beginning January 1, 2012, the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner will be changing its procedures regarding the verification of lawful presence of persons applying for all licenses, permits, registrations and certificates. Please click HERE for more information.
ATTENTION: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has published an Android application to help you document your home inventory. It is available from here. Click here for a video demonstration.
Effective August 30, 2010, the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire, Regulatory Services Division, changed the address for mailing in filings with payments. The new payment mailing address is:
- Georgia Department of Insurance
- P.O. Box 935138
- Atlanta, GA 31193-5138
Please Note: Regulatory Services customers who wish to send payments via overnight courier should use this address:
- Wells Fargo
- Regulatory Services Division
- Lockbox # 935138
- 3585 Atlanta Ave
- Hapeville, GA 30354
A LISTING OF AUTHORIZED LOCKBOX COURIERS CAN BE FOUND HERE
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENT – Mandatory Electronic Filing for All Foreign Annual Insurance Company Renewal Filings and Associated Fees on or after February 1, 2010. Click
here for further details.