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The
Senate Insurance and Labor Committee offered the following substitute to SB
450:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions of insurance, so as to provide that in the event of a
dispute or complaint arising involving material not in English, the English
version of the material shall control the resolution of the dispute or
complaint; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions of insurance, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"33-1-22.
In
the event of a dispute or complaint wherein an insurer provided any material in
a language other than English, the English language version of the policy as
that term is defined in paragraph (1) of Code Section 33-24-1 shall control the
resolution of such dispute or complaint; provided, however, that nothing
contained in this Code section shall abrogate or supercede the provisions set
forth in Chapter 6 of Title 33, relating to unfair trade
practices."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.