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).

 

Ray Sugrim

Ray Sugrim

Ray Sugrim is an Insurance Editor with FC&S Expert Coverage Interpretation, a division of National Underwriter Company and Arc Network. Ray is responsible for helping develop and edit content for subscribers. Ray is a St John’s University graduate with a degree in Risk Management & Insurance and is a CPCU candidate.

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