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SC Code § 38-41-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 41 - Multiple Employer Self-insured Health Plan|Section 38-41-110. Revocation or suspension of license; commencement of delinquency proceedings.

 If the director or his designee is of the opinion that a multiple employer self-insured health plan is in an unsound condition, that it has failed to comply with the law or any applicable regulations or orders issued by the director or his designee, or that it is in a condition which renders its proceedings hazardous to the public or to persons covered under the plan, the director or his designee may, after a hearing, revoke or suspend the license of the plan or, in lieu thereof, impose a monetary penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation or ground.  If the director or his designee is of the opinion that any of the grounds set forth in the first paragraph of this section exists, he may commence delinquency proceedings against the plan and supervise, rehabilitate, or liquidate the plan in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 27 of this title.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-65-90 [1985 Act No. 137, Section 9] recodified as Section 38-41-110 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 654.
SC Code § 38-43-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-10. Persons considered producers of insurers; excess and surplus lines brokers; using assumed name.

 (A) A person who:  (1) sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance on behalf of an insurer;  (2) takes or transmits other than for himself an application for insurance or a policy of insurance to or from an insurer;  (3) advertises or otherwise gives notice that he will receive or transmit insurance applications or policies;  (4) receives or delivers a policy of insurance of an insurer;  (5) receives, collects, or transmits any premium of insurance; or  (6) performs any other act in the making of an insurance contract for or with an insurer, other than for himself; whether these acts are done by an employee of an insurer or at the instance or request of an insurer, must be an appointed producer of the insurer for which the act is done or the risk is taken unless provided otherwise in Section 38-43-20.  (B) This chapter does not apply to excess and surplus lines brokers licensed pursuant to Section 38-45-30 except as provided in Section 38-43-70.  (C) An insurance producer doing business under any name other than the producer's legal name is required to notify the director or his designee prior to using the assumed name.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-10 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-651; 1962 Code Section 37-651] recodified as Section 38-73-10 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-10 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-233; 1962 Code Section 37-233] and Section 38-51-15 [1986 Act No. 518, Section 2] recodified as Section 38-43-10 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 371, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2003 Act No. 73, Section 6, eff June 25, 2003.
SC Code § 38-43-25 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-25. Travel insurance producer licensing.

 (A) The director may issue a limited lines travel insurance producer license to an individual that has filed with the director an application for a limited lines travel insurance producer license in a form and manner prescribed by the director. A limited lines travel insurance producer must be licensed to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance through a licensed insurer. A person may not act as a limited lines travel insurance producer or travel insurance retailer unless properly licensed or registered, respectively.  (B) A person licensed in a major line of authority as an insurance producer is authorized to sell, solicit, and negotiate travel insurance. A property and casualty insurance producer must be appointed by an insurer in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 50 (S.435), Section 1, eff May 17, 2021.
SC Code § 38-43-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-30. License required of agencies and their stockholders, officers, directors, members, employees, and associates.

 (A) Every agency, whether corporation, partnership, association, person, or other aggregation of individuals, transacting or purporting to transact the business of an insurance producer under a corporate or trade name must be licensed by the director or his designee. The term "producer" as used in this title is considered to include an agency, unless the context requires otherwise. Single-owner, sole proprietorships are not required to be licensed as an agency.  (B) Every stockholder, officer, director, member, employee, or associate of an agency, performing any act of a producer as enumerated in Section 38-43-10, shall possess a current producer's license giving authority to transact that particular business.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-30 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-653; 1962 Code Section 37-653] recodified as Section 38-73-20 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-30 [1962 Code Section 37-231.1; 1964 (53) 2290] recodified as Section 38-43-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 656; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003.
SC Code § 38-43-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-40. License confers right to appoint producers; notification to director.

 A license issued by the director or his designee pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title gives to the insurer obtaining it the right to appoint any number of producers to take risks or transact any business of insurance in the State. The notification to the director or his designee must give both the business address and residence addresses of the producer.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-40 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-654; 1962 Code Section 37-654] recodified as Section 38-73-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-40 [1948 (45) 1734; 1952 Code Section 37-232; 1962 Code Section 37-232] recodified as Section 38-43-40 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 657; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2003 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 25, 2003.
SC Code § 38-43-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-60. Insurance business to be transacted by producers licensed in State; exceptions.

 All business done in this State by insurers doing the business of insurance as defined in this title must be transacted by their regularly authorized producers licensed in this State or through applications of the producers. Except as provided in Section 38-43-70, it is unlawful for a salaried officer, manager, or other representative of an insurer to transact for his company any of the business of a licensed producer for which the licensed producer received a commission, unless he himself is a bona fide licensed producer. No provision of this section applies to direct insurance covering the rolling stock of railroad corporations or property in transit while in possession and custody of railroad corporations or other common carriers or applies to bid bonds issued by a surety insurer in connection with any public or private contract.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-60 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-656; 1962 Code Section 37-656] recodified as Section 38-73-50 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-60 [1947 (45) 322; 1949 (46) 600; 1952 Code Section 37-247; 1957 (50) 534; 1959 (51) 303; 1962 Code Section 37-247; 1964 (53) 2290; 1966 (54) 2666; 1981 Act No. 163, Section 1; 1986 Act No. 416] recodified as Section 38-43-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 30, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003.
SC Code § 38-43-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-70. Nonresident producer licensure.

 (A) Unless denied licensure pursuant to Section 38-43-130, a nonresident person shall receive a nonresident producer license with the same lines of authority held in the home state if the:  (1) person is currently licensed as a resident and in good standing in his home state;  (2) person has submitted the proper request for licensure and the fees have been paid as provided for in Section 38-43-80;  (3) person has submitted or transmitted to the director or his designee a certified copy of the application for licensure that the person submitted to his home state, or instead of the certified copy an original completed Uniform Application; and  (4) person's home state awards nonresident producer licenses to residents of this State on the same basis.  (B) The director or his designee may verify the producer's licensing status through the Producer Database maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries.  (C) A nonresident producer who moves from one state to another state or a resident producer who moves from this State to another state shall file a change of address and provide certification from the new resident state within thirty days of the change of legal residence. No fee or license application is required.  (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person licensed as a surplus lines broker in his home state shall receive a nonresident surplus lines broker license pursuant to subsection (A) of this section. Except as to subsection (A) of this section, nothing in this section otherwise amends or supersedes any provision of Section 38-45-30.  (E) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person licensed as a limited line credit insurer or other type of limited lines producer in his home state shall receive a nonresident limited lines producer license, pursuant to subsection (A) of this section, granting the same scope of authority as granted under the license issued by the producer's home state.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-70 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-657; 1962 Code Section 37-657] recodified as Section 38-73-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-80 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-246; 1957 (50) 534; 1962 Code Section 37-246; 1964 (53) 2290; 1966 (54) 2666; 1967 (55) 132] recodified as Section 38-43-70 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 501, Part II Section 11G; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 658; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2003 Act No. 73, Section 9, eff June 25, 2003; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 2, eff June 16, 2008.
SC Code § 38-43-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-75. Lines of insurance for which producer may qualify for license; nonresident continuing education.

 (A) Unless denied licensure pursuant to Section 38-43-130, persons who have met the requirements of Section 38-43-100 must be issued an insurance producer license. An insurance producer may receive qualification for a license in one or more of the following lines of insurance:  (1) life insurance coverage on human lives including benefits of endowment and annuities, and may include benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by accident and benefits for disability income;  (2) accident and health insurance coverage for sickness, bodily injury, or accidental death and may include benefits for disability income;  (3) property insurance coverage for the direct or consequential loss or damage to property of every kind;  (4) casualty insurance coverage against legal liability, including that for death, injury, or disability or damage to real or personal property;  (5) variable life and variable annuity products-insurance coverage provided under variable life insurance contracts, or variable annuities;  (6) personal lines property and casualty insurance coverage sold to individuals and families for primarily noncommercial purposes;  (7) limited line insurance;  (8) any other line of insurance permitted under state laws or regulations.  (B) The director or his designee shall waive any license application requirements for a nonresident license applicant with a valid license from his home state, except the requirements imposed by this section, if the applicant's home state awards nonresident licenses to residents of this State on the same basis.  (C) A nonresident producer's satisfaction of his home state's continuing education requirements for licensed insurance producers shall constitute satisfaction of this state's continuing education requirements if the nonresident producer's home state recognizes the satisfaction of its continuing education requirements imposed upon producers from this State on the same basis.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 3, eff June 16, 2008.
SC Code § 38-43-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-80. License fees; payment by credit card.

 (A)(1) Unless otherwise changed by regulation or statute, the following fees are applicable to producer licenses, agency licenses, and insurer appointments:  (a) initial producer license fee: twenty-five dollars; biennial producer license renewal fee: twenty-five dollars;  (b) local appointment initial and biennial fee: forty dollars; special appointment initial and biennial fee: one hundred dollars; general appointment initial and biennial fee: one hundred dollars;  (c) agency initial and biennial license fee: forty dollars.  (2) However, the license and appointment fee applicable to a producer of a common carrier who sells only transportation ticket policies on accident and health insurance or baggage insurance on personal effects is twenty dollars.  (B) The fees provided for in subsection (A)(1)(b) are subject to the following requirements on each appointment basis:  (1) initial fees are due and payable in advance of the appointment;  (2) fees are due on a biennial basis and must be paid to the department by September thirtieth of an even-numbered year;  (3) if a fee is not paid by September thirtieth of an even-numbered year, the appointment must be canceled; and  (4) an appointment must be reactivated if by December first of the even-numbered year the appointment fee and a two hundred fifty-dollar penalty has been paid to the department.  (C) Fees must be paid in advance. The department shall promulgate regulations specifying the time and manner of payment of fees. If payment is rejected by the bank, the producer has thirty days from the rejection date to pay the license fee. If payment is not made to the department within this period, the license must be canceled. To reinstate the license, the producer is required to pay a license fee plus any charges resulting from rejection by the bank.  (D) Fees provided for in subsection (A)(1)(a) and (B)(4) are to be retained by the department as other funds for purposes of implementing and administering individual licensing requirements and the provisions of this title. License and appointment fees must be deposited into the general fund of this State.  (E) A fee provided for in this section may be paid by credit card.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-80 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-658; 1962 Code Section 37-658] recodified as Section 38-73-70 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-90 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-235; 1955 (49) 329; 1956 (49) 1841; 1962 Code Section 37-235; 1964 (53) 2290; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, Section 31 M] recodified as Section 38-43-80 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 501, Part II Section 11H; 2001 Act No. 82, Section 17, eff July 20, 2001; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 4, eff June 16, 2008; 2009 Act No. 69, Section 3, eff June 2, 2009.
SC Code § 38-43-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-90. Medical examiners of insurers exempt from license fees.

 No license fee may be charged by the State or any county or municipality to a resident, practicing physician in this State, duly licensed to practice by the State Board of Medical Examiners, for making medical examinations for life insurers or fraternal orders.  HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-43-90 [1960 (51) 1646; 1962 Code Section 37-658.1; 1969 (56) 239; 1972 (57) 2750] recodified as Section 38-73-910 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-51-100 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-659; 1962 Code Section 37-659] recodified as Section 38-43-90 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003.
SC Code § 38-43-101 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-101. Insurance producer applicants licensed in another state; qualifying standards; application process.

 (A) An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this State who was previously licensed for the same lines of insurance in another state is not required to complete an examination. This exemption only is available if the person is currently licensed in another state or if the application is received within ninety days of the cancellation of the applicant's previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state's Producer Database records, maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing for the line of insurance requested.  (B) A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this State shall make application within ninety days of establishing legal residence to become a resident licensee pursuant to Section 38-43-100. An examination is not required of a person to obtain any line of insurance previously held in another state. However, the director or his designee reserves the right to reciprocate standards imposed by other states and territories, or both, on this state's licensed producers.  (C) A person applying for a nonresident insurance producer license or a person applying on behalf of the applicant shall make application to the director or his designee on the Uniform Application and declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2004 Act No. 291, Section 2.A, eff January 1, 2005; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 6, eff June 16, 2008.
SC Code § 38-43-102 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-102. Temporary insurance producer license; limitation of temporary licensee authority.

 (A) The director or his designee may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days without requiring an examination if the director or his designee considers the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in the following cases:  (1) to the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or becomes mentally or physically disabled to allow adequate time for the sale of the insurance business owned by the producer or for the recovery or return of the producer to the business or to provide for the training and licensing of new personnel to operate the producer's business;  (2) to a member or employee of an agency licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability of an individual designated in the business entity application or the license;  (3) to the designee of a licensed insurance producer entering active service in the armed forces of the United States of America; or  (4) except for continuing education purposes, in any other circumstance where the director or his designee considers the public interest will best be served by the issuance of this license.  (B) The director or his designee may by order limit the authority of any temporary licensee in any way considered necessary to protect insureds and the public. The director or his designee may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds and the public. The director or his designee may by order revoke a temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public are endangered. A temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business for which the temporary license was issued.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 7, eff June 16, 2008.
SC Code § 38-43-107 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 38 - Insurance|Chapter 43 - Insurance Producers And Agencies|Section 38-43-107. Business, email, mailing and residential street addresses on application for insurance producer's license; notice of change of legal name or address; penalty.

 (A) If an individual applies for an insurance producer's license, he shall supply the department his business, email, mailing, and residential street addresses. The producer also shall notify the department within thirty days of any change in legal name or in these addresses.  (B) Failure to inform the director or his designee of a change in legal name or address within this period is a violation of this title and the producer is subject to the penalties provided in Section 38-2-10.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 327, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 323, Section 2, eff January 31, 2003; 2004 Act No. 291, Section 8.A, eff January 1, 2005; 2008 Act No. 326, Section 9, eff June 16, 2008; 2016 Act No. 194 (H.4817), Section 2, eff May 26, 2016.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 194, Section 2, in (A), inserted "email," and substituted "residential street addresses" for "residence street address".