South Carolina § 38-71-790 Payment of benefits.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-71-790 — Payment of benefits.

South Carolina § 38-71-790

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 71ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-790 (2026).

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The benefits payable under any policy or contract of group accident, group health, and group accident and health insurance are payable to the employee or to some beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by him, other than the employer. However, if there is no designated beneficiary as to all or any part of the insurance at the death of the employee or member, then the amount of insurance payable for which there is no designated beneficiary is payable to the estate of the employee or member, except that:

(1)the insurer may in such case, at its option, pay the insurance to any one or more of the following surviving relatives of the employee or member: wife, husband, mother, father, child or children, or brothers or sisters; and (2) payment of benefits for expenses incurred on account of hosp

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The benefits payable under any policy or contract of group accident, group health, and group accident and health insurance are payable to the employee or to some beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by him, other than the employer. However, if there is no designated beneficiary as to all or any part of the insurance at the death of the employee or member, then the amount of insurance payable for which there is no designated beneficiary is payable to the estate of the employee or member, except that: (1) the insurer may in such case, at its option, pay the insurance to any one or more of the following surviving relatives of the employee or member: wife, husband, mother, father, child or children, or brothers or sisters; and (2) payment of benefits for expenses incurred on account of hospitalization or medical or surgical aid, as provided in SECTION 38-71-800, may be made by the insurer to the hospital or other person furnishing the aid. Payment so made discharges the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount of insurance so paid.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-35-960 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-534; 1962 Code SECTION 37-534] recodified as SECTION 38-71-790 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.