58-33A-27. Records regarding recommendations.
Each insurer, general agent, independent agency and producer shall maintain or be able to make available to the director records of the information collected from the consumer, disclosures made to the consumer, including summaries of oral disclosures, and other information used in making the recommendations that were the basis for insurance transactions for five years after the insurance transaction is completed by the insurer. An insurer is permitted, but is not required, to maintain documentation on behalf of a producer.
Any record required to be maintained by §§58-33A-13 to 58-33A-27, inclusive, may be maintained in paper, photographic, microprocess, magnetic, mechanical or electronic media or by any process that accurately reproduces the actual document.
Source: SL 2008, ch 273, §15; SL 2022, ch 186, §29, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 33A - Standards For Advertisement, Solicitation, And Sale Of Life And Health Insurance
Section 58-33A-1 - Applicability of chapter.
Section 58-33A-2 - Purpose of chapter.
Section 58-33A-3 - "Advertisement" defined.
Section 58-33A-4 - Certain material and communication not deemed to be advertisement.
Section 58-33A-7 - Director authorized to promulgate rules--Scope of rules.
Section 58-33A-8 - Required disclosures to be clear and conspicuous.
Section 58-33A-8.1 - Disclosure of usual, customary, and reasonable limitation provision required.
Section 58-33A-12 - Director's prior approval may be required--Other remedies not precluded.
Section 58-33A-13 - Definition of terms.
Section 58-33A-14 - Recommendations to purchase or exchange annuities subject to requirements.
Section 58-33A-15 - Exemptions from requirements.
Section 58-33A-16 - Annuity best interest standard.
Section 58-33A-16.1 - Recommendation--Producer responsibilities.
Section 58-33A-16.2 - Recommendation--Producer responsibilities--Applicability and intent.
Section 58-33A-16.3 - Considerations for annuity replacement or exchange.
Section 58-33A-16.4 - Recommendation--Sale of annuity--Informed consumer.
Section 58-33A-16.5 - Recommendation--Sale of annuity--Disclosure to consumer.
Section 58-33A-16.6 - Additional disclosure upon request.
Section 58-33A-16.7 - Disclosure of producer conflicts of interest required.
Section 58-33A-18 - Conditions resulting in no obligation to consumer.
Section 58-33A-19 - Reasonableness under circumstances known to insurer.
Section 58-33A-19.2 - Producer obligations--Documentation--Time of recommendation or sale.
Section 58-33A-19.3 - Issuance by insurer to be reasonable and address consumer needs.
Section 58-33A-20 - Insurer's system for supervising recommendations.
Section 58-33A-20.2 - Prohibited conduct by insurance producer.
Section 58-33A-25 - Compliance with comparable standards by financial professional.
Section 58-33A-25.2 - Annuity training course providers--Training requirements of other states.
Section 58-33A-25.3 - Insurer to verify producer has completed annuity training course.
Section 58-33A-25.4 - Authorized insurance business--Other licenses.
Section 58-33A-25.5 - Definition of terms--Compliance with Conduct Rules.
Section 58-33A-26 - Corrective action for violations.