South Carolina Code of Laws
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.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 38 - Insurance

Chapter 46 - Reinsurance Intermediary Act

Section 38-46-10. Short title.

Section 38-46-20. Definitions.

Section 38-46-30. Licensing requirement for intermediary-broker and intermediary-manager; bond; requisites for licensing; fee; refusal of license; designation of person to receive process; attorneys exempt.

Section 38-46-40. Written contract required between intermediary-broker and insurer it represents; minimum terms contract must provide.

Section 38-46-50. Records of contracts of reinsurance to be maintained for at least ten years; access by insurer.

Section 38-46-60. Party engaged as intermediary-broker to be licensed; regulation of contacts between insurer and intermediary-broker with which it transacts business; annual filing of financial statements.

Section 38-46-70. Transactions between reinsurance intermediary-manager and reinsurer it represents regulated; written contract required; approval by reinsurer's directors and by director; terms contract must include.

Section 38-46-80. Acts prohibited of reinsurance intermediary-manager.

Section 38-46-90. Party engaged to act as intermediary-manager to be licensed; annual filing of financial statements; loss reserves; authority for retrocessional contracts or participation in reinsurance syndicates; notice of termination of contract...

Section 38-46-100. Reinsurance intermediary subject to examination; access to books, accounts and records.

Section 38-46-110. Violations; hearings; penalties; judicial review; rights of policy holders, claimants, creditors, and other third parties not affected.

Section 38-46-120. Department to promulgate regulations.