South Carolina Code 38-71-1010. “Blanket accident and health insurance” defined
(1) under a policy or contract issued to any common carrier, which must be considered the policyholder, covering a group defined as all individuals who may become passengers on the common carrier;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-71-1010
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Policy: means a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
(2) under a policy or contract issued to an employer, who must be considered the policyholder, covering any group of employees defined by reference to exceptional hazards incident to the employment;
(3) under a policy or contract issued to an employer, who is considered the policyholder, covering employees or independent contractors, or both, under contract to the employer while traveling to and from and while attending meetings at a common location as a group or in groups incident to their employment or contractual arrangement;
(4) under a policy or contract issued to a college, school, or other institution of learning or to the head or principal thereof, which or who must be considered the policyholder, covering students or teachers;
(5) under a policy or contract issued in the name of any volunteer fire department, first aid, or other such volunteer group, which must be considered the policyholder, covering all of the members of the department or group;
(6) under a policy or contract issued to any other similar group which, in the discretion of the director or his designee, may be eligible for issuance of a blanket accident and health policy or contract either under special circumstances, exceptional hazards, or for short periods of duration.