Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a bona fide charity or nonprofit corporation which is in compliance with the "Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act" (Chapter 55, Title 33) has an insurable interest in the life of an insured under a policy in which the charity or corporation is irrevocably named as a beneficiary provided that the application for insurance is signed by the insured.
The provisions of this section do not limit or abridge any insurable interest or right to insure now existing at common law or by statute, shall be construed liberally to sustain insurable interest, and shall stand as a declaration of existing law applicable to all life insurance policies in existence on or after the effective date of this section.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 352, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 63 - Individual Life Insurance
Section 38-63-10. Circulation of false or misleading information by life insurers.
Section 38-63-20. Misrepresentations to induce termination or conversion of life insurance policies.
Section 38-63-30. Lower life insurance rates for females lawful.
Section 38-63-50. Spendthrift provisions in settlement agreements are valid.
Section 38-63-60. Industrial life insurance.
Section 38-63-80. Interest on lump sum payment of life insurance proceeds.
Section 38-63-90. Attorneys' fees authorized.
Section 38-63-210. Whole contract, including application, must appear in policy; oral applications.
Section 38-63-220. Required policy provisions.
Section 38-63-225. Suicide and death exclusions.
Section 38-63-230. Methods of rescission by insurer.
Section 38-63-240. Interest rate on insurance policy loans.
Section 38-63-250. Alternative adjustable interest rate.
Section 38-63-260. Policies with face value less than five thousand dollars.
Section 38-63-270. Applicability to policies issued before effective date.
Section 38-63-280. Written disclosures.
Section 38-63-510. Short title; operative date of valuation manual defined.
Section 38-63-530. Minimum cash surrender values.
Section 38-63-540. Minimum paid-up nonforfeiture benefits.
Section 38-63-560. Additional benefits and premiums must be disregarded.
Section 38-63-570. Calculation of adjusted premiums and present values.
Section 38-63-630. Cash surrender value of policies issued on or after January 1, 1986.
Section 38-63-640. Excepted policies.