South Carolina § 37-4-202 Amount of insurance.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 37-4-202 — Amount of insurance.

South Carolina § 37-4-202

Title 37CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE

Ch. 4INSURANCE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 37-4-202 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), (a) In the case of consumer credit insurance providing life coverage, the amount of insurance may not initially exceed the debt and, if the debt is payable in installments, may not at any time exceed the greater of the scheduled or actual amount of the debt. For purposes of credit coverage, the "approximate amount of the debt" is defined as follows:

(1)the periodic installment payment multiplied by the number of scheduled periodic installment payments for a loan with a term of sixty months or less;

(2)the amount necessary to liquidate the remaining debt in a single lump sum payment, excluding all unearned interest and other unearned finance charges, plus six monthly installment payments for a loan with a term in excess of sixty months. In the cas

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), (a) In the case of consumer credit insurance providing life coverage, the amount of insurance may not initially exceed the debt and, if the debt is payable in installments, may not at any time exceed the greater of the scheduled or actual amount of the debt. For purposes of credit coverage, the "approximate amount of the debt" is defined as follows: (1) the periodic installment payment multiplied by the number of scheduled periodic installment payments for a loan with a term of sixty months or less; (2) the amount necessary to liquidate the remaining debt in a single lump sum payment, excluding all unearned interest and other unearned finance charges, plus six monthly installment payments for a loan with a term in excess of sixty months. In the case of a consumer lease contract, the residual value of the consumer credit lease may be included in the debt; however, the lessor shall not require the lessee to buy insurance covering the residual value of the leased item; or (b) In the case of any other consumer credit insurance, the total amount of periodic benefits payable may not exceed the total of scheduled unpaid installments of the debts, and the amount of any periodic benefit may not exceed the original amount of debt divided by the number of periodic installments in which it is payable. (2) If consumer credit insurance is provided in connection with a revolving charge account or revolving loan account the amounts payable as insurance benefits may be reasonably commensurate with the amount of debt as it exists from time to time. If consumer credit insurance is provided in connection with a commitment to grant credit in the future, the amounts payable as insurance benefits may be reasonably commensurate with the total from time to time of the amount of debt and the amount of the commitment.