(1) The Plan shall be administered by a
Governing Committee and Manager. The Committee may consist of twelve (12)
representatives. Eight (8) representatives will be elected from among Plan
subscriber companies, from each of the following classes of companies: two (2)
from Georgia Association of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies, four (4)
from American Property Casualty Insurers Association, and two (2) from
Non-Affiliated Insurance Companies. Each of the eight (8) shall be submitted to
the Commissioner for approval prior to election.
Two (2) representatives will be appointed by the Committee
from the users of the Plan for a two (2) year term. These two (2) nominees
selected by the Committee shall be approved by the Commissioner prior to being
appointed. These two representatives will not have the right to vote in matters
pertaining to the determination and fulfillment of quotas, Commercial
Automobile Insurance Procedure participation, nor the cost to administer the
Plan.
Two (2) representatives may be appointed at the discretion of
the Commissioner from subscribers, users of the Plan, or the public. The users
of the Plan and public representatives will not have the right to vote in
matters pertaining to the determination and fulfillment of quotas, Commercial
Automobile Insurance Procedure participation, nor the cost to administer the
Plan.
(2) For voting
purposes, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members currently serving
on the Committee. If the Committee consists of an even number of members,
however, a majority shall constitute one-half of those members but shall not be
less than five members.
(3) Each
subscriber company serving on the Committee shall designate a representative to
act on its behalf. This representative shall be either (1) a salaried employee
or officer of the named subscriber company or (2) a salaried employee or
officer of another subscriber company from a group of companies under the same
management as the named subscriber company. A salaried employee or officer of
the holding company of the named subscriber company may also be designated as
the representative. No more than one (1) company in a group under the same
management shall serve on the Committee at the same time. A company leaving its
class of companies shall resign its seat at the next meeting of the
Committee.
(4) Biennially, on a
date fixed by the Committee, such respective class of companies heretofore
described shall elect its representatives to the Committee to serve for a
period of two (2) years or until a successor is elected. Similarly, those
elected representatives shall biennially, on a date fixed by the Committee,
appoint the two representatives from among the users of the Plan.
(5) A majority of such subscriber companies
shall constitute a quorum and voting by proxy shall be permitted. A company may
not appoint more than one (1) company in its class of companies to exercise its
proxy.
(6) The notice of each
biennial meeting shall be accompanied by an agenda for such meeting. At the
biennial meeting, a company may cast one (1) vote for each vacant seat on the
Committee for its class of companies and it may not cast two (2) votes for one
seat. Forty-five (45) days notice of the biennial meeting shall be given in
writing to all companies which are subscribers to the Plan.
(7) A vacancy on the Committee shall be
filled by the respective organization (Georgia Association of Property and
Casualty Insurance Companies or American Property Casualty Insurers
Association) who shall appoint a successor to serve until the next biennial
meeting. If a non-affiliated company vacancy occurs, a successor to serve until
the next biennial meeting shall be elected by the non-affiliated companies. If
a user of the Plan representative vacancy occurs, a successor to serve until
the next biennial meeting shall be appointed by the committee.
(8) A subscriber company seat not appointed
by the Georgia Association of Property and Casualty Insurance Companies,
Non-Affiliated Insurance Companies, or American Property Casualty Insurers by
the appointment deadline shall be filled as determined by the
Committee.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R.
120-2-14-.04
O.C.G.A. ยงยง
33-2-9,
40-9-100.
Original Rule entitled "Convictions" adopted. F. and eff.
July 20, 1965.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Cost of Administration"
adopted. F. Apr. 30, 1975; eff.
May 20, 1975.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Administration" adopted.
F. Sept. 2, 1981; eff.
Sept. 22,
1981.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Administration of the
Plan" adopted. F. Oct. 5, 1984; eff.
Nov. 1, 1984, as
specified by the Agency.
Amended: F. Sept. 5,
1997; eff. Sept. 25,
1997.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Jan. 28, 2005; eff.
Feb. 17,
2005.
Amended: F. Oct. 1,
2015; eff. Oct. 21,
2015.
Amended: F. Aug. 31,
2022; eff. Sep. 1,
2022, as specified by the
Agency.