South Dakota Codified Laws 58-29B-95. No liability for unearned premiums or uncollected earned premiums before declaration of insolvency–Recovery of unearned premium representing commission–Credits or setoffs–Obligations of uninsured
No insurance producer, premium finance company, or any other person, responsible for the payment of a premium at the time of the declaration of insolvency, may be held liable for payment of collected or uncollected unearned premiums or for uncollected earned premiums as shown on the records of the insurer. The liquidator has the right to recover from the person any part of an unearned premium that represents commission of the person. Credits or setoffs or both may not be allowed to an insurance producer, or premium finance company for any amounts advanced to the insurer by the insurance producer or premium finance company on behalf of, but in the absence of a payment by, the insured. An insured is obligated to pay any unpaid earned premium due the insurer at the time of the declaration of insolvency, as shown on the records of the insurer.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-29B-95
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1989, ch 436, § 95; SL 1990, ch 403; SL 1995, ch 288, § 2; SL 2001, ch 286, § 147.