South Carolina Code 38-41-60. Funds must be held in trust
(a) A board of trustees elected by participating employers must serve as fund managers on behalf of participants. Trustees must be plan participants. No participating employer may be represented by more than one trustee. A minimum of three and a maximum of seven trustees may be elected. Trustees may not receive remuneration but they may be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with duties as trustee.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-41-60
- Department: means the Department of Insurance of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the department. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Surety: includes insurance or a bond that covers obligations to pay the debts, or answer for the default, of another, including faithlessness in a position of public or private trust. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) Trustees must be bonded in an amount not less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars from a licensed surety company.
(c) Investment of plan funds is subject to the same restrictions which are applicable to insurers pursuant to §§ 38-12-10 through 38-12-320. All investments must be managed by a bank or other investment organization licensed to operate in South Carolina.
(d) Trustees, on behalf of the plan, shall file an annual report with the department by March first showing the condition and affairs of the plan as of the preceding thirty-first day of December. The report must be made on forms prescribed by the director or his designee. The report shall summarize the financial condition of the fund, itemize collections from participating employers, detail all fund expenditures, and provide any additional information which the director or his designee requires.