§ 38-89-40 — Plan of operation.

South Carolina § 38-89-40

• Jurisdiction: South Carolina
• Title 38: INSURANCE
• Ch. 89: DAY CARE JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION

Text

(A) Not less than thirty nor more than ninety days after the effective date of this subdivision the director or his designee, after consultation with representatives of the public, day care owners and operators, and other affected individuals and organizations, shall promulgate a plan of operation consistent with this chapter. The plan of operation becomes effective and operative no later than thirty days after the declaration of an emergency by the department. (B) The plan of operation shall provide for economic, fair, and nondiscriminatory administration and for the prompt and efficient provision of day care liability insurance and may contain other provisions including, but not limited to, preliminary assessment of all members for initial expenses necessary to commence operations, establishment of necessary facilities, management of the association, assessment of the members to defray losses and expenses, commission arrangements, reasonable and objective underwriting standards, acceptance and cession of reinsurance, appointment of servicing carriers, and procedures for determining amounts of insurance to be provided by the association. (C) The plan of operation shall provide that any profit achieved by the association must be added to the reserves of the association or returned to the policyholders as a dividend. (D) Amendments to the plan of operation may be made by the directors of the association with the approval of the director or his designee or must be made at the direction of the director or his designee after proper notice and public hearing.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 189, Part II, SECTION 43 sub 18; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 845.