2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 38 - Insurance
Chapter 3 - THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Section 38-3-430 - Promulgation of standardized requirements applicable to insurers by emergency regulation; areas to be addressed; issuance of orders following natural disaster.

(A) The department may promulgate by emergency regulation, pursuant to Section 38-3-410, standardized requirements that may be applied to insurers as a consequence of a hurricane or other natural disaster. The emergency regulations must address the following areas:

(1) claims reporting requirements;

(2) grace periods for payment of premiums and performance of other duties by insureds;

(3) temporary postponement of cancellations and nonrenewals; and

(4) any other rule the director considers necessary.

(B) The emergency regulations adopted under this section shall require the department to issue an order within ten days after the occurrence of a hurricane or other natural disaster specifying, by line of insurance, which of the standardized requirements apply, the geographic areas in which they apply, the time at which applicability commences, and the time at which applicability terminates. An order issued pursuant to this subsection must comply with the requirements of Section 1-23-140.

HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 78, Section 4.B, eff June 11, 2007, applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006.