South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 5 - Authority And Requirements To Transact Business
Section 38-5-180. Authority required for insurer to operate in State.

No insurer may operate from a location within South Carolina unless it is licensed as an insurer as provided in Section 38-5-10, or permitted to operate as an approved reinsurer as provided in Section 38-5-60, or qualified to operate as an eligible surplus lines insurer as provided in Section 38-45-90.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 372, Section 2.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 38 - Insurance

Chapter 5 - Authority And Requirements To Transact Business

Section 38-5-10. Insurers must be licensed and supervised; exceptions.

Section 38-5-20. Certain charitable, religious, and other corporations authorized to issue annuities or pay lump-sum benefits without being subject to insurance laws.

Section 38-5-30. Kinds of insurance for which an insurer may be licensed.

Section 38-5-40. Kinds of insurance for which life insurer may be licensed.

Section 38-5-50. Certain insurers may not be licensed to write life insurance.

Section 38-5-60. Qualifications to become an approved reinsurer.

Section 38-5-70. Appointment of director as attorney for service of process.

Section 38-5-80. Additional requirements for issuance of certificate or license to domestic insurer; grounds for revocation or suspension of license.

Section 38-5-90. Additional requirements for issuance of certificate or license to foreign or alien insurer; grounds for revocation or suspension of license.

Section 38-5-100. Foreign or alien insurers with names identical with or similar to others not qualified.

Section 38-5-110. Approval of charters or amendments of charter.

Section 38-5-120. Revocation or suspension of certificate of authority; publication of notice; hearing.

Section 38-5-130. Monetary penalty in lieu of license revocation or suspension.

Section 38-5-140. Opportunity for hearing.

Section 38-5-150. Funds may not be paid during suspension without approval.

Section 38-5-160. Injunction, receivership.

Section 38-5-170. Continuation of certificate of authority and other approvals pertaining to foreign insurer transferring its corporate domicile by merger or consolidation.

Section 38-5-180. Authority required for insurer to operate in State.

Section 38-5-190. Copy and reproduction of records; effect and admissibility into evidence of printed reproduction.

Section 38-5-200. Required use of particular insurance premium finance company or other installment plan prohibited; other prohibited acts.