Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 38 > Chapter 73 > Article 15 - Joint Underwriting or Joint Reinsurance

• 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
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Private employer: means any:
  
  (1) person or entity that transacts business in this State, is required to have a license issued by an agency, department, board, commission, or political subdivision of this State that issues licenses for the purposes of operating a business in this State, and employs one or more employees in this State, as defined in § 12-8-10;
  
  (2) person or entity carrying on any employment and the legal representative of a deceased person or the receiver or trustee of any person; or
  
  (3) person or entity for whom an individual performs a service or sells a good, of whatever nature, as an employee, as defined in § 12-8-10. See South Carolina Code 41-8-10