Retention Alternatives, Ltd. v. Hayward

Benham, Justice.

Uninsured motorist coverage in a motor vehicle liability insurance policy has its statutory basis in OCGA § 33-7-11. Since its inception, the statute has provided for service of process on the insurance company which issued the policy containing uninsured motorist coverage in an action its insured files against a purported tortfeasor following a vehicular collision. See Ga. L. 1963, p. 588, § 1 (g). In 1998, the General Assembly amended the portion of the statute providing for service of process on an uninsured motorist carrier (UMC), and the case before us requires judicial…