South Carolina § 38-19-490 Revocation of authority to issue nonassessable policies.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-19-490 — Revocation of authority to issue nonassessable policies.

South Carolina § 38-19-490

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 19DOMESTIC MUTUAL INSURERS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-19-490 (2026).

Text

The director or his designee shall revoke the authority of a domestic mutual insurer to extinguish the contingent liability of its members if:

(1)at any time the insurer's surplus is less than the minimum capital and surplus required of a stock insurer to transact similar kinds of business; or (2) the insurer, by resolution of its directors approved by its members, requests that the authority be revoked. Upon revocation of this authority for any cause the insurer may not thereafter issue any policies without contingent liability nor renew any policies then in force without written endorsement thereon providing for contingent liability.

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The director or his designee shall revoke the authority of a domestic mutual insurer to extinguish the contingent liability of its members if: (1) at any time the insurer's surplus is less than the minimum capital and surplus required of a stock insurer to transact similar kinds of business; or (2) the insurer, by resolution of its directors approved by its members, requests that the authority be revoked. Upon revocation of this authority for any cause the insurer may not thereafter issue any policies without contingent liability nor renew any policies then in force without written endorsement thereon providing for contingent liability.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-11-690 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-409; 1962 Code SECTION 37-409] recodified as SECTION 38-19-490 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 556. ARTICLE 7 Borrowing