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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, an insurer shall dispose of real property within time limits as follows:
(1) If acquired under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-11-29 or Code Section 33-11-31, the insurer shall sell the property within five years after it ceased to be used or to be necessary for the purposes stated in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-11-29 or Code Section 33-11-31;
(2) If acquired under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-11-29, the insurer shall sell the property within five years after the insurer acquired title to the property;
(3) If acquired under paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Code Section 33-11-29, the insurer shall sell the property within five years after the date of acquisition by the insurer of the real property the marketability or sales price of which was so enhanced; and
(4) If acquired under Code Section 33-11-30, the insurer shall within five years after the termination or expiration of the lease sell the property or re-lease the property for an additional term under the same conditions provided for in Code Section 33-11-30 as for an original leasing.
(b) Any real property otherwise subject to disposal under paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section may be retained by the insurer for home office or branch office purposes for so long as so used, provided that retention of the real property is in compliance with any other provisions of this article applicable to the home office and branch office property (real property leasing).
(c) Any real property otherwise subject to disposal under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section may be retained by the insurer for leasing under Code Section 33-11-30 for so long as so used and subject to provisions otherwise applicable to such real property for leasing.
(d) Upon proof satisfactory to him that the interests of the insurer will suffer materially by the forced sale of such real property, the Commissioner may by certificate grant a reasonable additional period, as specified in the certificate, within which the insurer shall dispose of any particular parcel of real property.
(e) Nothing contained in this Code section shall prevent any insurer from improving or conveying its real property, notwithstanding the lapse of five years without having procured a certificate from the Commissioner.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 33. Insurance § 33-11-39 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-33-insurance/ga-code-sect-33-11-39/
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