South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 55 - Conduct Of Insurance Business
Section 38-55-60. Punishment and revocation of license for discrimination.

Every officer or agent of an insurer doing business in this State who violates Section 38-55-50 is guilty of a misdemeanor. The director or his designee, upon being satisfied that the insurer, its agent, or an insurance broker has violated Section 38-55-50, shall impose the penalties provided in Section 38-2-10.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-55-60 [1962 Code Section 37-1206; 1964 (53) 2293] recodified as Section 38-57-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former 1976 Code Section 38-9-90 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code Section 37-148; 1962 Code Section 37-148] recodified as Section 38-55-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 374, Section 26; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 705.

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South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 38 - Insurance

Chapter 55 - Conduct Of Insurance Business

Section 38-55-10. No contracts may be made except under this title.

Section 38-55-20. Insurers shall do business in own name; combination policy.

Section 38-55-30. Limitation of risk; section not applicable to captive insurers.

Section 38-55-40. Certain inducements may not be offered.

Section 38-55-50. Discrimination prohibited.

Section 38-55-60. Punishment and revocation of license for discrimination.

Section 38-55-70. Secured loans lawful.

Section 38-55-75. Confidentiality of information received by Department of Insurance.

Section 38-55-80. Loans to directors or officers.

Section 38-55-90. Tontine policies prohibited.

Section 38-55-100. Tontine plans prior to May 12, 1947.

Section 38-55-110. Reserve requirements for tontine policies.

Section 38-55-120. Procedure when insurer fails to pay final judgment.

Section 38-55-130. Doing business after charter has been canceled or surrendered is unlawful.

Section 38-55-140. Liability when charter has been canceled, revoked, or surrendered; service of process.

Section 38-55-150. Accepting premiums or assessments in insolvent insurer.

Section 38-55-160. Insuring uninsurable persons with intent to defraud.

Section 38-55-170. Presenting false claims for payment.

Section 38-55-173. Unlawful vehicle glass repair business practices; penalties.

Section 38-55-180. Debit collected for sick, accident, or death benefits on weekly or monthly industrial plan is property of insurer.

Section 38-55-310. Life insurers may not operate undertaking business.

Section 38-55-320. Insurers may not contract with undertakers for funerals.

Section 38-55-330. Funeral director may act as agent for life insurer for preneed funeral contract.

Section 38-55-340. Penalties.

Section 38-55-510. Short title.

Section 38-55-520. Purpose of article.

Section 38-55-530. Definitions.

Section 38-55-540. Criminal penalties for making false statement or misrepresentation, or assisting, abetting, soliciting or conspiring to do so; restitution to victims.

Section 38-55-550. Civil penalties for violations of article; costs; payment; use of revenues; Attorney General to assist Insurance Fraud Division; consent agreements.

Section 38-55-560. Insurance Fraud Division; duties; powers and duties of Attorney General; forensic accountant.

Section 38-55-570. Notification of Insurance Fraud Division of knowledge or belief of false statements or misrepresentations; information to be released; shared among government agencies; privileged; not subject to subpoena.

Section 38-55-580. Immunity from liability arising out of providing information concerning false statements or misrepresentations to authorized agency; malice or bad faith.

Section 38-55-590. Annual report by Director of Insurance Fraud Division in Office of Attorney General to General Assembly.

Section 38-55-710. Definitions.

Section 38-55-720. Delivery of notices or documents by electronic means; consent to method of delivery.