Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool v. Elbert County

Gregory, Justice.

A hailstorm damaged the Elbert County courthouse, and the county filed a claim with its insurer. When the insurer was adjudged insolvent, the county filed a claim with the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool (GIIP). GIIP denied the claim and the county filed suit. The trial court ruled that under OCGA § 33-36-3 the county was a “person which has a net worth greater than $1 million” 1 and therefore did not have a “covered claim” under the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Act. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the legislature did not intend for the word “person,” as it is…