South Carolina § 38-77-190 Subrogation of insurer who pays claim under uninsured motorist provision to rights of insured.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-77-190 — Subrogation of insurer who pays claim under uninsured motorist provision to rights of insured.

South Carolina § 38-77-190

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 77AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

This text of South Carolina § 38-77-190 (Subrogation of insurer who pays claim under uninsured motorist provision to rights of insured.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 38-77-190 (2026).

Text

An insurer paying a claim under the uninsured motorist provision required by Section 38-77-150 is subrogated to the rights of the insured to whom the claim was paid against any and every person causing the injury, death, or damage to the extent that payment was made. However, the insurer shall pay its proportionate part of any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with any recovery, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

An insurer paying a claim under the uninsured motorist provision required by Section 38-77-150 is subrogated to the rights of the insured to whom the claim was paid against any and every person causing the injury, death, or damage to the extent that payment was made. However, the insurer shall pay its proportionate part of any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with any recovery, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 56-9-870 [1962 Code SECTION 46-750.36; 1963 (53) 526] recodified as SECTION 38-77-190 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1.