§ 33-35-16 - Annual filing of information by sponsors
O.C.G.A. 33-35-16 (2010)
33-35-16. Annual filing of information by sponsors
Every sponsor of a prepaid legal services plan shall annually on or before March 1 file in the office of the Commissioner the following items:
(1) A statement verified by at least two of its principal officers or trustees showing the financial condition of the plan on December 31 of the preceding year, which statement shall be in such form and shall contain such matters as the Commissioner shall prescribe. A copy of such statement shall also be sent to each subscriber to the plan on or before March 31 unless such sponsor is an insurer as defined in Code Section 33-35-2 whose annual report of its affairs and operations has been filed with the Commissioner in accordance with Code Section 33-3-21;
(2) A statistical summary listing the numbers and types of claims paid and the average dollar amount of each type of claim;
(3) A list of the groups currently subscribing to the plan;
(4) A statement of the name, organizational form, and principal place of business of the plan and the name, organizational form, and principal place of business of the sponsor of the plan;
(5) Copies of all advertising or solicitation material which the plan is using; and
(6) Such other pertinent and relevant information as the Commissioner may reasonably require for the proper administration of this chapter; provided, however, that all information furnished under this paragraph shall be kept confidential by the Commissioner and shall not be made public by the Commissioner or any other person without the prior written consent of the sponsor or insurer to which it pertains, unless the Commissioner, after giving the sponsor or insurer who would be affected by the information notice and opportunity to be heard, determines that the interests of the subscribers, policyholders, or the public will be served by the publication of the information, in which event he may publish all or any part thereof in such manner as he may deem appropriate except to the extent that it may be produced in any judicial or administrative proceeding and may be admissible in evidence therein.