South Carolina § 38-27-540 Filing of claims.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-27-540 — Filing of claims.

South Carolina § 38-27-540

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 27INSURERS' REHABILITATION AND LIQUIDATION ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-27-540 (2026).

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(a)Proof of all claims must be filed with the liquidator in the form required by Section 38-27-550 by the last day for filing specified in the notice required under Section 38-27-410, except that proof of claims for cash surrender values or other investment values in life insurance and annuities need not be filed unless the liquidator expressly so requires.

(b)The liquidator may permit a claimant making a late filing to share in distributions, whether past or future, as if he were not late, to the extent that the payment will not prejudice the orderly administration of the liquidation, under the following circumstances:

(1)The existence of the claim was not known to the claimant and he filed his claim as promptly thereafter as reasonably possible after learning of it.

(2)A transfer to

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(a) Proof of all claims must be filed with the liquidator in the form required by Section 38-27-550 by the last day for filing specified in the notice required under Section 38-27-410, except that proof of claims for cash surrender values or other investment values in life insurance and annuities need not be filed unless the liquidator expressly so requires. (b) The liquidator may permit a claimant making a late filing to share in distributions, whether past or future, as if he were not late, to the extent that the payment will not prejudice the orderly administration of the liquidation, under the following circumstances: (1) The existence of the claim was not known to the claimant and he filed his claim as promptly thereafter as reasonably possible after learning of it. (2) A transfer to a creditor was avoided under Sections 38-27-450 through 38-27-470, or was voluntarily surrendered under Section 38-27-480 and the filing satisfies the conditions of Section 38-27-480. (3) The valuation under Section 38-27-600, of security held by a secured creditor, shows a deficiency, which is filed within thirty days after the valuation. (c) The liquidator shall permit late filing claims to share in distributions, whether past or future, as if they were not late, if the claims are claims of a guaranty association or foreign guaranty association for reimbursement of covered claims paid or expenses incurred, or both, after the last day for filing where the payments were made and expenses incurred as provided by law. (d) The liquidator may consider any claim filed late which is not covered by subsection (b) of this section and permit it to receive distributions which are subsequently declared on any claims of the same or lower priority if the payment does not prejudice the orderly administration of the liquidation. The late-filing claimant shall receive, at each distribution, the same percentage of the amount allowed on his claim as is then being paid to claimants of any lower priority. This must continue until his claim has been paid in full.