(A) Each property and casualty insurance company doing business in this State, unless otherwise exempted by the director or his designee, shall submit annually the opinion of an actuary entitled "Statement of Actuarial Opinion". This opinion must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions.
(B)(1) Each property and casualty insurance company domiciled in this State that is required to submit a statement of Actuarial Opinion shall submit annually an Actuarial Opinion Summary, written by the company's Appointed Actuary. This Actuarial Opinion Summary must be filed in accordance with the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions and must be considered as a document supporting the Actuarial Opinion required in subsection (A).
(2) A company licensed but not domiciled in this State shall provide the Actuarial Opinion Summary upon request.
(C)(1) An Actuarial Report and underlying workpapers as required by the appropriate NAIC Property and Casualty Annual Statement Instructions must be prepared to support each Actuarial Opinion.
(2) If the insurance company fails to provide a supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers, or both, at the request of the director or his designee or the director or his designee determines that the supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers provided by the insurer is otherwise unacceptable to the director or his designee, the director or his designee may engage a qualified actuary at the expense of the insurer to review the opinion and the basis for the opinion and prepare the supporting Actuarial Report or workpapers, or both.
(D) The Appointed Actuary is not liable for damages to a person, other than the insurer and the director or his designee, for any act, error, omission, decision, or conduct with respect to the actuary's opinion, except in cases of fraud or wilful misconduct on the part of the Appointed Actuary.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 27, Section 1, eff June 2, 2009.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 9 - Capital, Surplus, Reserves, And Other Financial Matters
Section 38-9-10. Capital and surplus required of stock insurers; delinquency.
Section 38-9-20. Surplus required of mutual insurers; delinquency.
Section 38-9-40. Director to notify insurers of amounts required; annual schedule.
Section 38-9-50. Restrictions on kinds of insurance that insurers may write.
Section 38-9-60. No limitation on certain license provisions.
Section 38-9-70. Insurers may make deposits to do business in other states.
Section 38-9-90. Securities or bonds must be held as security for claims.
Section 38-9-100. Deposit of securities not necessary when made with other states.
Section 38-9-110. Voluntary deposits for compliance with laws of other states.
Section 38-9-120. Exchange of deposited securities.
Section 38-9-130. Interest on deposited securities.
Section 38-9-140. Principal of deposited securities.
Section 38-9-150. Return of deposited securities.
Section 38-9-160. Enforcement of trust created by deposit.
Section 38-9-170. Unearned premium reserve.
Section 38-9-180. Standard Valuation Law.
Section 38-9-190. Loss and claim reserves.
Section 38-9-200. Reinsurance credits; liability reductions.
Section 38-9-210. Reduction from liability for reinsurance; security.
Section 38-9-220. "Qualified United States financial institution" defined.
Section 38-9-230. Confidentiality.
Section 38-9-310. Definitions.
Section 38-9-320. Preparation and submission of RBC (risk based capital) Report; form and content.
Section 38-9-340. Regulatory Action Level Event defined; duties of director; corrective action.
Section 38-9-370. Confidential hearing; notification; time of hearing.
Section 38-9-380. Confidentiality of reports, plans, and orders.
Section 38-9-400. Limitations on use of RBC (risk based capital) Instructions, Reports, and Plans.
Section 38-9-410. Other powers or duties of director or designee.
Section 38-9-420. Regulatory power of director.
Section 38-9-430. Exemptions from application of article.
Section 38-9-440. Applicability of RBC (risk based capital) requirements to foreign insurers.
Section 38-9-450. Limitation of liability.
Section 38-9-460. Notification by director which may result in regulatory action.