Insurers subject to this chapter may only pay dividends from earned surplus excluding surplus arising from unrealized capital gains or revaluation of assets. The director may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 covering requirements for ordinary dividends including those for approval or disapproval of ordinary dividends.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-5A-77

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.

Source: SL 1993, ch 359, § 3.