South Carolina § 38-9-225 Submission of Statements of Actuarial opinion; Actuarial Opinion Summaries and supporting papers.; liability of Appointed Actuary.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 38-9-225 — Submission of Statements of Actuarial opinion; Actuarial Opinion Summaries and supporting papers.; liability of Appointed Actuary.

South Carolina § 38-9-225

Title 38INSURANCE

Ch. 9CAPITAL, SURPLUS, RESERVES, AND OTHER FINANCIAL MATTERS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-9-225 (2026).

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(A)Each property and casualty insurance company doing business in this State, unless otherwise exempted by the director or his designee, shall submit annually the opinion of an actuary entitled "Statement of Actuarial Opinion". This opinion must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions.

(B)(1) Each property and casualty insurance company domiciled in this State that is required to submit a statement of Actuarial Opinion shall submit annually an Actuarial Opinion Summary, written by the company's Appointed Actuary. This Actuarial Opinion Summary must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions and must be considered as a document supporting the Actuarial Opinion required in

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(A) Each property and casualty insurance company doing business in this State, unless otherwise exempted by the director or his designee, shall submit annually the opinion of an actuary entitled "Statement of Actuarial Opinion". This opinion must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions. (B)(1) Each property and casualty insurance company domiciled in this State that is required to submit a statement of Actuarial Opinion shall submit annually an Actuarial Opinion Summary, written by the company's Appointed Actuary. This Actuarial Opinion Summary must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions and must be considered as a document supporting the Actuarial Opinion required in subsection (A). (2) A company licensed but not domiciled in this State shall provide the Actuarial Opinion Summary upon request. (C)(1) An Actuarial Report and underlying workpapers as required by the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions must be prepared to support each Actuarial Opinion. (2) If the insurance company fails to provide a supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers, or both, at the request of the director or his designee or the director or his designee determines that the supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers provided by the insurer is otherwise unacceptable to the director or his designee, the director or his designee may engage a qualified actuary at the expense of the insurer to review the opinion and the basis for the opinion and prepare the supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers, or both. (D) The Appointed Actuary is not liable for damages to a person, other than the insurer and the director or his designee, for any act, error, omission, decision, or conduct with respect to the actuary's opinion, except in cases of fraud or wilful misconduct on the part of the Appointed Actuary.