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Plans to "bring professionalism and integrity to the office."

- Plans to "bring professionalism and integrity to the office."

Corruption

Wants to remove regulations that prevent jobs in insurance from coming to Georgia.

- Wants to remove regulations that prevent jobs in insurance from coming to Georgia.

Insurance

As of May 13, 2025, Patrick Witt’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Fire Safety

Healthcare

Patrick Witt

As of March 24, 2022, Ben Cowart did not have a website or any information online.

Ben Cowart

As of March 24, 2022, John King’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "\[I] will work around the clock to restore trust in the Department of Insurance eliminate corruption, advance policies that put consumers ahead of the special interests."

- Said, "\[I] will work around the clock to restore trust in the Department of Insurance eliminate corruption, advance policies that put consumers ahead of the special interests."

John King

- 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.