Every insurance carrier providing coverage under the Workers’ Compensation law shall file a report of coverage with the Workers’ Compensation Commission within thirty days from the inception date of the policy on forms prescribed by the commission.

Any insurance company who refuses or neglects to properly submit the required forms is liable for a penalty of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each day’s refusal to so file. The fine provided for in this section may be assessed by the commission with the right to review and appeal as in other cases.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 42-19-50

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.