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Insurance commissioner touts World Cup safety role and urges reinsurance support
Summary
Commissioner John King told the subcommittee the Insurance Department is preparing for life-safety inspections for World Cup events, reported returning over $3 million to the state via appointment fees, and urged continued funding for the Georgia reinsurance program while noting changes in program funding needs.
John King, commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, told the Appropriations subcommittee his office is focused on life-safety and inspection duties ahead of the World Cup in Atlanta and highlighted the department’s regulatory role for buildings, elevators, escalators and crowd-related safety across supporting facilities.
King described operational surges and interagency coordination to inspect, certify and monitor large venues…
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