UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 30, 2006
ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Nevada
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0-06334
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87-0281240 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
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RiverEdge One, Suite 600
5500 Interstate North Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia
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30328 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Item 4.01 Change in Registrants Certifying Accountant
ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION, with the recommendation and approval of the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors, engaged the firm of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP to be the principal accountant
to audit the registrants financial statements effective November 30, 2006.
The engagement of Miller Ray Houser & Stewart, LLP as the principal accountant to audit the
registrants financial statements was discontinued on November 30, 2006. Miller Ray Houser &
Stewart, LLPs reports on the financial statements of the Company for each of the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 did not contain an adverse opinions or disclaimers of opinion, nor were
they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles.
The decision to change the auditing firm was recommended and approved by the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors of the Company. There were no disagreements with Miller Ray Houser & Stewart,
LLP, whether or not resolved, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to Miller Ray Houser &
Stewart, LLP s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in connection with its reports.
The Company provided Miller Ray Houser & Stewart, LLP with a copy of the disclosures in the
preceding paragraphs. A letter from Miller Ray Houser & Stewart, LLP to the Securities and Exchange
Commission dated December 6, 2006, stating its agreement with these statements is attached as
Exhibit 16.1.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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99.1
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Letter from Miller Ray Houser &
Stewart LLP |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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November 30, 2006 |
ASSURANCEAMERICA CORPORATION
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/s/ Mark H. Hain
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Mark H. Hain, Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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