South Carolina Code 38-73-1400. Definition of pure loss component, expense component, and final rate or premium charge
(2) The "expense component" of the final rate or premium charge for private passenger automobile insurance is that portion of the final rate or premium charge applicable to production costs (including commissions and other acquisition expenses), underwriting costs, administrative costs (including the actual costs of taxes, licenses and fees), and profit margin in this State.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-73-1400
- 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
- Insurer: includes a corporation, fraternal organization, burial association, other association, partnership, society, order, individual, or aggregation of individuals engaging or proposing or attempting to engage as principals in any kind of insurance or surety business, including the exchanging of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships, and corporations. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
- Premium: means payment given in consideration of a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
(3) The "final rate or premium charge" is the approved pure loss component added to the approved expense component. In the determination of whether the pure loss component should be approved and in the determination of whether the expense component should be approved, neither may be inadequate, excessive, nor unfairly discriminatory and the director or his designee shall take into account investment income from unearned premium and loss reserves, surplus and realized capital gains.