Rule 120-2-34-.04 - Notice of Intent to Form a Fund(1) At least thirty (30) days prior to forming a Group Self-Insurance Fund or signing the Intrastate Agreement, applicants shall first file with the Commissioner a "Notice of Intent to Form a Self- Insured Fund," referred to as form GSF-IN. The GSF-IN shall comply with O.C.G.A. § 34-9-151.1 and must contain: (a) The name of the group forming the Fund;(b) The name of the proposed administrator;(c) The type or types of employers to be offered membership into the Fund;(d) A statement that the group is knowledgeable of and will comply with the requirements of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and this regulation; and(e) A copy of the intrastate agreement that will be used to establish the Fund.(2) The Commissioner shall have thirty (30) days to review the "Notice of Intent to Form a Self-Insured Fund" and shall render a decision to accept or reject the proposed Fund within thirty (30) days of filing. If the Commissioner approves the Notice, or does not respond within a thirty (30) day period, the filing is deemed accepted and the Fund may begin recruiting new members and may file an application for a Certificate of Authority. Approval of the Notice does not equate to approval of an application for issuance of a Certificate of Authority.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-2-34-.04
Ga. L. 1960, pp. 289, 305; Ga. L. 1981, pp. 1759, 1778; O.C.G.A. Secs. 33-2-9, 34-9-151.1, 34-9-174.
Original Rule entitled "Application for Certificate of Authority" was filed on March 16, 1982; effective April 15, 1982, by Order of the Insurance Commissioner.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 9, 1990; eff. June 15, 1990, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Notice of Intent to Form a Fund" adopted. F. Nov. 4, 1997; eff. Nov. 24, 1997.