South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 13 - Examinations, Investigations, Records, And Reports
Section 38-13-110. Treatment of contingent debts or liabilities in financial statements.

Contingent debts or liabilities of domestic insurers must be set forth in financial statements in the following manner:
(1) in the event a contingent liability or surplus certificate liability is in the form of certain borrowings provided for under Section 38-19-610 and the borrowings are made by a domestic mutual insurer insuring properties only, then the obligation of the corporation or association must be shown as a footnote on any published financial statement of the corporation or association;
(2) in the event a contingent liability or surplus certificate liability of the corporation is in connection with a domestic mutual assessment association or other form of domestic mutual insurer having issued and in force policies containing an assessment provision for either life insurance or property insurance, then the liability must be set forth as a footnote on any published financial statement of the corporation or association;
(3) in the event that a domestic mutual insurer has outstanding or is issuing a contract that does not contain an assessment provision, then the statement of assets and liabilities shall show as a part of the liabilities the face amount of the liability, with a footnote explaining that payment of the liability must be made out of the surplus earnings of the insurer and, in the event of dissolution of the corporation or association, is a junior liability to the claims of the policyholders but a senior liability to the distribution of any remaining assets to policyholders; and
(4) in the event there is a contingent liability or a surplus certificate liability outstanding in connection with any domestic capital stock insurance corporation, the full face amount of the liability must be separately stated as a part of the surplus of the insurer and is considered to be a junior liability to policyholders' reserves and claimants' liabilities but is considered a senior liability, either in the event of dissolution or for statement purposes, to that which otherwise would be a liability to the stockholders.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-13-110 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-611; 1962 Code Section 37-611] recodified as Section 38-15-90 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-5-1330 [1958 (50) 1611; 1962 Code Section 37-289.2] recodified as Section 38-13-110 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 537.

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