(A) An insurer authorized to do business in this State and who is a member of an insurance holding company system shall register with the department, except a foreign insurer subject to registration requirements and standards adopted by statute or regulation in the jurisdiction of its domicile which are substantially similar to those contained in this chapter.
(B) An insurer who is subject to registration under this chapter shall register within fifteen days after it becomes subject to registration, and annually thereafter by March first of each year for the previous calendar year, unless the director or his designee for good cause shown extends the time for registration, and then within the extended time. The director or his designee may require any authorized insurer which is a member of an insurance holding company system which is not subject to registration under this section to furnish a copy of the registration statement or other information filed by the insurance company with the insurance regulatory authority of its domiciliary jurisdiction.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-29-140 [1962 Code Section 37-1412; 1971 (57) 351; Section 1. 1986 Act No. 426, Section 8] recodified as Section 38-21-130 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 572; 2015 Act No. 2 (S.342), Section 9, eff March 9, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2015 Act No. 2, Section 9, inserted the paragraph designators; in (A), substituted "An insurer authorized to do business in this State and who" for "Every insurer authorized to do business in this State which"; and in (B), substituted "An insurer who is subject" for "Any insurer which is subject", and substituted "a member of an insurance holding company system" for "a member of a holding company system".
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 21 - Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Act
Section 38-21-10. Definitions.
Section 38-21-20. Authority of insurers to organize or acquire subsidiaries.
Section 38-21-30. Authority of insurers to invest in securities of subsidiaries.
Section 38-21-40. Investments in securities of subsidiaries are not subject to other restrictions.
Section 38-21-70. Contents of statement; amendment.
Section 38-21-90. Approval of Commissioner of acquisition of control; hearing.
Section 38-21-100. Certain transactions exempt from Sections 38-21-60 to 38-21-120.
Section 38-21-110. Violations of Sections 38-21-60 to 38-21-120.
Section 38-21-120. Jurisdiction of courts; service of process.
Section 38-21-130. Registration of members of insurance holding company systems.
Section 38-21-140. Registration statement.
Section 38-21-150. Summary outlining changes since previous registration statement required.
Section 38-21-160. Information which need not be disclosed in registration statement.
Section 38-21-170. Dividends and distributions must be reported.
Section 38-21-180. Information from persons within insurance holding company.
Section 38-21-190. Termination of registration.
Section 38-21-210. Filing of registration statement on behalf of affiliated insurer.
Section 38-21-220. Disclaimer of affiliation.
Section 38-21-225. Annual enterprise risk report.
Section 38-21-230. Failure to timely file registration statement.
Section 38-21-240. Exemptions from registration statement provisions.
Section 38-21-250. Standards for transactions within insurance holding company system.
Section 38-21-260. Determining adequacy of insurer's surplus.
Section 38-21-270. Notice and approval of extraordinary dividends or distributions required.
Section 38-21-280. Examination; compulsory production of information.
Section 38-21-285. Participation in supervisory colleges.
Section 38-21-290. Confidential information.
Section 38-21-295. Group-wide supervisor for internationally active insurance groups.
Section 38-21-300. Regulations and orders of director.
Section 38-21-310. Enjoining violations of chapter, regulations, or orders.
Section 38-21-350. Director may take possession of property and conduct business of insurer.
Section 38-21-360. Authority of receiver to recover certain distributions and payments.
Section 38-21-370. Judicial review of action, order, or decision of director.