2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 38 - Insurance
CHAPTER 46 - REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARY ACT
SECTION 38-46-110. Violations; hearings; penalties; judicial review; rights of policy holders, claimants, creditors, and other third parties not affected.

(A) A reinsurance intermediary, insurer, or reinsurer found by the director or his designee after a hearing conducted in accordance with Insurance Department Regulation 69-31 to be in violation of this chapter:

(1) for each separate violation, shall pay a penalty of not more than fifteen thousand dollars and thirty thousand dollars if the violation is wilful;

(2) is subject to revocation or suspension of its license;

(3) for a violation committed by the reinsurance intermediary, make restitution to the insurer, reinsurer, rehabilitator, or liquidator of the insurer or reinsurer for the net losses incurred by the insurer or reinsurer attributable to the violation.

(B) The decision, determination, or order of the director or his designee pursuant to subsection (A) is subject to judicial review pursuant to Section 38-3-210.

(C) This section does not affect the right of the director or his designee to impose other penalties provided by Title 38.

(D) This chapter does not limit or restrict the rights of policyholders, claimants, creditors, or other third parties or confer rights to those persons.

HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 332, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 679.