South Carolina § 38-81-230 Joint underwriting association created.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-81-230 — Joint underwriting association created.

South Carolina § 38-81-230

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 81LEGAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-81-230 (2026).

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(A)A joint underwriting association is created, consisting of all insurers authorized to write within this State, on a direct basis, bodily injury liability insurance, other than automobile bodily injury liability insurance, homeowners liability insurance, and farmowners liability insurance, including insurers covering such peril in multiple peril package policies. Every such insurer is and must remain a member of the association as a condition of its authority to continue to transact this kind of insurance in this State.

(B)The purpose of the association is to provide legal professional liability insurance on a self-supporting basis to the fullest extent possible.

(C)The association is activated when the department finds and declares the existence of an emergency because of the unavail

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(A) A joint underwriting association is created, consisting of all insurers authorized to write within this State, on a direct basis, bodily injury liability insurance, other than automobile bodily injury liability insurance, homeowners liability insurance, and farmowners liability insurance, including insurers covering such peril in multiple peril package policies. Every such insurer is and must remain a member of the association as a condition of its authority to continue to transact this kind of insurance in this State. (B) The purpose of the association is to provide legal professional liability insurance on a self-supporting basis to the fullest extent possible. (C) The association is activated when the department finds and declares the existence of an emergency because of the unavailability of legal professional liability insurance or the unavailability of such insurance on a reasonable basis through normal channels.