South Carolina § 38-75-740 Restrictions on nonrenewal of policies.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-75-740 — Restrictions on nonrenewal of policies.

South Carolina § 38-75-740

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 75PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND TITLE INSURANCE GENERALLY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-75-740 (2026).

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(a)No insurance policy may be nonrenewed by an insurer except in accordance with the provisions of this section or Section 38-75-730, and any nonrenewal attempted which is not in compliance with this section or Section 38-75-730 is ineffective.

(b)A policy written for a term of one year or less may be nonrenewed by the insurer at its expiration date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured and the agent of record, if any, not less than sixty days prior to the expiration date of the policy.

(c)Subject to subsection (c) of Section 38-75-760, a policy written for a term of more than one year or for an indefinite term may be nonrenewed by the insurer at its anniversary date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured and the agent of record, if a

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(a) No insurance policy may be nonrenewed by an insurer except in accordance with the provisions of this section or Section 38-75-730, and any nonrenewal attempted which is not in compliance with this section or Section 38-75-730 is ineffective. (b) A policy written for a term of one year or less may be nonrenewed by the insurer at its expiration date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured and the agent of record, if any, not less than sixty days prior to the expiration date of the policy. (c) Subject to subsection (c) of Section 38-75-760, a policy written for a term of more than one year or for an indefinite term may be nonrenewed by the insurer at its anniversary date by giving or mailing written notice of nonrenewal to the insured and the agent of record, if any, not less than sixty days prior to the anniversary date of the policy. (d) The notice required by this section must be given or mailed to the insured and the agent at their addresses shown in the policy or, if not reflected therein, at their last known addresses. Proof of mailing is sufficient proof of notice. (e) Any notice of nonrenewal shall state the precise reason for nonrenewal.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-9-840 [1986 Act No. 338] recodified as SECTION 38-75-740 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 2007 Act No. 78, SECTION 14, eff June 11, 2007, applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006; 2021 Act No. 13 (H.3585), SECTION 7, eff April 12, 2021. Effect of Amendment 2021 Act No. 13, SECTION 7, in (b), deleted "for any nonrenewal that would be effective between November first and May thirty-first and not less than ninety days for any nonrenewal that would be effective between June first and October thirty-first" following "date of the policy"; and in (c), deleted "for any nonrenewal that is effective between November first and May thirty-first and not less than ninety days prior to the anniversary date of the policy for any nonrenewal that is effective between June first and October thirty-first" following "date of the policy".