(A) An insurer or the insurance group of which the insurer is a member must submit to the director a Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD) that contains the information required pursuant to the provisions of this article no later than June first of each calendar year. Notwithstanding a request from the director, if the insurer is a member of an insurance group, the insurer shall submit the report to the director of the lead state for the insurance group in accordance with the laws of the lead state, as determined by the procedures outlined in the most recent Financial Analysis Handbook adopted by the NAIC.
(B) The CGAD must include a signature of the insurer's or insurance group's chief executive officer or corporate secretary attesting to the best of that individual's belief and knowledge that the insurer has implemented the corporate governance practices and that a copy of the disclosure has been provided to the insurer's board of directors of the appropriate committee thereof.
(C) An insurer not required to submit a CGAD under this section shall do so upon the director's request.
(D) For purposes of completing the CGAD, the insurer or insurance group may provide information regarding corporate governance at the ultimate controlling parent level, an intermediate holding company level and the individual legal entity level, depending upon how the insurer or insurance group has structured its system of corporate governance. The insurer or insurance group is encouraged to make the CGAD disclosures at the level at which the insurer's or insurance group's risk appetite is determined, or at the level at which the earnings, capital, liquidity, operations, and reputation of the insurer are overseen collectively and at which the supervision of those factors are coordinated and exercised, or the level at which legal liability for failure of general corporate governance duties would be placed. If the insurer or insurance group determines the level of reporting based on these criteria, it shall indicate which of the three criteria was used to determine the level of reporting and explain any subsequent changes in the level of reporting.
(E) The review of the CGAD and any additional requests for information must be made through the lead state as determined by the procedures within the most recent Financial Analysis Handbook.
(F) Insurers providing information substantially similar to the information required by this article in other documents provided to the director, including proxy statements filed in conjunction with Form B requirements or other state or federal filings provided to this department, are not required to duplicate that information in the CGAD, but are required to cross reference the document in which the information is included.
HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 3 (S.75), Section 1, eff March 20, 2019.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 13 - Examinations, Investigations, Records, And Reports
Section 38-13-40. Examiners not to be appointed if conflict of interest exists; exceptions.
Section 38-13-50. Insurer to pay cost of examination; civil action to recover costs.
Section 38-13-60. Immunity from liability; recovery of attorney fees and costs if prevailing party.
Section 38-13-70. Investigation of charges; liability for expenses.
Section 38-13-80. Annual statement as to business standing and financial condition.
Section 38-13-90. Publication of assets and liabilities.
Section 38-13-100. Items to be included as liabilities in financial statements.
Section 38-13-110. Treatment of contingent debts or liabilities in financial statements.
Section 38-13-120. Record of business done; inspection by Director or designee.
Section 38-13-130. Records of losses and claims.
Section 38-13-140. Refusal to exhibit records; false statements; confidentiality of replies.
Section 38-13-150. Returns of reinsurance by insurers; effect of refusal.
Section 38-13-160. Director or designee may require special reports; confidentiality of replies.
Section 38-13-170. Penalties for making or aiding in making false statement.
Section 38-13-180. Insurance reserve fund defined.
Section 38-13-200. Penalty for refusal to be examined under oath.
Section 38-13-310. Supplemental report.
Section 38-13-320. Data in supplemental report.
Section 38-13-340. Review of supplemental reports.
Section 38-13-350. Filing of required information.
Section 38-13-360. Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of article.
Section 38-13-700. Periodic examination of unemployment compensation fund; duties of director.
Section 38-13-710. Who may request examination; contents of request.
Section 38-13-730. Verification of data provided by department; sample data testing.
Section 38-13-750. Conflict of interest prohibited.
Section 38-13-760. Department to pay charges.
Section 38-13-810. Purpose; application; findings.
Section 38-13-820. Definitions.
Section 38-13-830. Risk management framework.
Section 38-13-840. Insurers required to conduct ORSA on no less than an annual basis.
Section 38-13-850. ORSA Summary Reports.
Section 38-13-860. Exemptions.
Section 38-13-870. Preparation of ORSA Summary Report; review; requests for information.
Section 38-13-880. Confidentiality.
Section 38-13-900. Effective date.
Section 38-13-1000. Purpose; construction; application.
Section 38-13-1010. Definitions.
Section 38-13-1020. Submission of Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure.
Section 38-13-1030. Rules, regulations, and orders.
Section 38-13-1060. Retention of third-party consultants.