The director may exempt from the application of this article:

(1) a domestic property and casualty insurer that:

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-9-430

  • 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
  • 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

(a) writes direct business only in this State;

(b) writes direct annual written premiums of two million dollars or less; and

(c) assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of its direct written premium; and

(2) a domestic health organization that:

(a) writes direct business only in this State;

(b) assumes no reinsurance in excess of five percent of direct premium written; and

(c) writes direct annual premiums of one million dollars or less.