Title 38, Insurance

The director shall appoint or employ actuaries, examiners, clerks, and other employees necessary for the proper execution of the work of the department.

The failure to do any act required by this title is considered a violation committed in part at the office of the director in Columbia.

All examinations or investigations provided by this title, unless otherwise provided by any other insurance laws of this State, may be conducted by the director or by one or more of his duly authorized assistants or agents. Investigations conducted pursuant to this title are conf…

The director or his duly appointed assistants or agents shall administer all oaths required in the discharge of his official duties.

All hearings, unless otherwise specifically provided, must be held at the time and place designated in a written notice given by the director or his designee to the person cited to appear at least thirty days before the designated date. The notice shall state the subject of the i…

The director or any assistants or agents appointed to conduct examinations may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify in relation to any matter which is, by the provisions of this title or by any other insurance laws of this State, a subject of inquiry and inves…

Any person summoned by the Insurance Department to testify as a witness at any hearing must be paid for his actual mileage at the same rate as provided by law for state departments or divisions.

No order of the director or his designee is effective unless made in writing and signed by the director or by his authority.

Any order or decision made, issued, or executed by the director or his designee is subject to judicial review in accordance with the appellate procedures of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, as provided by law. An appeal from an order or decision under this section mus…

Every certificate or other paper executed by the director or his designee in pursuance of any authority conferred upon him by law and sealed with the seal of the department and all copies of papers certified by the director or his designee and authenticated by the director's or h…

In any case or controversy where it is necessary to determine whether any insurance or other company, or agent thereof, is or has been licensed by the director or his designee to do business in this State, the certificate of the director or his designee under the seal of the depa…

(A) Beginning July 1, 1992, the department shall begin converting certain licenses required by statute or regulation to a biennial license fee collection period. These license fees must be collected as follows: (1) All insurers transacting business in this State including recipro…

The director or his designee shall receive annual compensation as may be provided by the General Assembly and official expenses as provided by law for executing the duties and functions of the department.

(A) If the Governor declares a state of emergency pursuant to Section 1-3-420, the director may issue one or more emergency regulations pursuant to Section 1-23-130(A) applicable to all insurance companies, entities, and persons, as defined in Section 38-1-20, that are subject to…

(A) By an emergency regulation issued pursuant to Section 38-3-410, the director may adopt any procedure that facilitates recovery from the emergency and is fair under the circumstances if the: (1) procedure provides at least the procedural protection given by other statutes, the…

(A) The department may promulgate by emergency regulation, pursuant to Section 38-3-410, standardized requirements that may be applied to insurers as a consequence of a hurricane or other natural disaster. The emergency regulations must address the following areas: (1) claims rep…

The department may promulgate the regulations pursuant to the South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 23 of Title 1, necessary to implement the provisions of this article.

The director or his designee must follow the general policies and broad objectives enacted by the General Assembly regarding the operation of the insurance industry in this State.

The department shall have a seal with a suitable inscription, an impression of which must be filed with the Secretary of State.