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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An insurer shall not directly or indirectly acquire or hold real estate except as authorized in this Code section and in Code Sections 33-11-30 through 33-11-32. An insurer may acquire and hold:
(1) Land and buildings on such land used or acquired for use as its principal home office and branch offices for the convenient transaction of its own business; portions of such buildings not used for its own business may be rented by the insurer to others;
(2) Real property acquired in satisfaction in whole or in part of loans, mortgages, liens, judgments, decrees, or debts previously owing to the insurer in the course of its business;
(3) Real property acquired in part payment of the consideration on the sale of other real property owned by it if such transaction effects a net reduction in the insurer's investment in real estate;
(4) Real property acquired by gift or devise, or through merger, consolidation, or bulk reinsurance of another insurer under this title; or
(5) Additional real property and equipment incident to real property if necessary or convenient for the enhancement of the marketability or sale value of real property previously acquired or held by it under paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, but subject to the prior written approval of the Commissioner.
(b) The amount invested by an insurer in home office and branch office property under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not exceed 10 percent of the insurer's admitted assets, but the Commissioner may grant permission to the insurer to invest in real property for that purpose in an increased amount not to exceed 25 percent of admitted assets.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 33. Insurance § 33-11-29 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-33-insurance/ga-code-sect-33-11-29/
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