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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Runoff, Democratic Primary

Regulates the insurance industry and ensures fire safety in Georgia

Full office description

  • The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner (Insurance Commissioner for short) oversees the office that regulates insurance companies to make sure they’re following state law.
  • The Insurance Commissioner works with insurance companies to set prices for all types of insurance including health, automobile, and home.
  • The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner acts as Georgia’s top fire marshal. Their office conducts inspections of buildings and houses to prevent fire outbreaks and keep the public safe.
  • In October 2021, the former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. For this reason, corruption is one of the top issues we highlight for this office.
  • The Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner is a statewide position that is elected to four-year terms.

How this impacts you

  • CorruptionIf any Georgian has an issue related to insurance, such as not getting a response about a claim or premiums being too high, the Insurance Commissioner can step in to mediate with the insurance company to help the consumer.

  • Healthcare CostsThe Insurance Commissioner works with insurance companies and state legislators to develop strategies on improving health insurance costs and affordability.

This is a runoff election for Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner. To see the original election, click here.

Election results

WINNER

Janice Laws Robinson

63.74%

158,734 votes

Raphael Baker

36.26%

90,317 votes

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