The Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire (OCI) published a bulletin updating the counties in which insurers are prohibited from canceling policies after Hurricane Helene.
A previous bulletin published on October 1, 2024, prohibited insurers from canceling policies for non-payment of premium in certain counties impacted by Hurricane Helene. Starting October 16, 2024, that prohibition will no longer apply to the following counties:
|- Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Cobb, Crisp, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Fayette, Fulton, Grady, Gwinnett, Henry, Jasper, Lee, McDuffie, Miller, Mitchell, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Rockdale, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, Twiggs, and Wilcox.
The prohibition is still in effect in the following counties:
|- Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baldwin, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Glynn, Hancock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Putnam, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilkinson, and Worth
The bulletin can be found here (this link will automatically download a PDF file).
October 24, 2024 update:
OCI published a bulletin stating the prohibition on cancellations will be lifted for all counties on October 31, 2024.
The bulletin can be found here (this link will automatically download a PDF file).
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