State RegulationsGA specificDifficulty 1/5
Under Georgia law, an insurer transacting insurance in this state without a certificate of authority from the Insurance Commissioner is:
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Why C is correct
Under O.C.G.A. § 33-3-3, an unauthorized insurer is one that has not been granted a certificate of authority by the Commissioner, and transacting insurance in that status violates Georgia law. The authorized-unauthorized distinction turns on the Commissioner's approval, not on the insurer's domicile or ownership structure, which is why selling without a certificate is a core licensing violation.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Domestic describes where the insurer was formed, not whether it holds authority to transact.
- B) Stock describes ownership by shareholders, which says nothing about authorization.
- D) Mutual describes policyholder ownership and does not cure the lack of a certificate.
Memory hook
No certificate, no authority — that insurer is unauthorized.