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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-45-30

Requirements for nonresident to be licensed as an insurance broker

Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-45-30 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-803; 1962 Code SECTION 37-803] recodified as SECTION 38-17-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 …

A nonresident may be licensed as an insurance broker by the director or his designee if the following requirements are met:

(1) filing an application on a form prescribed by the director or his designee;

(2) paying a biennial license fee of two hundred dollars fully earned when received, not refundable;

(3) an aggrieved person may institute an action in the county of his residence against the broker to recover damages. A copy of the summons and complaint in the action must be served on the director, who is not required to be made a party to the action;

(4) paying the department, within thirty days after March thirty-first, June thirtieth, September thirtieth, and December thirty-first each year, the broker's premium tax rate upon premiums for policies of insurers not licensed in this State. In computing total premiums, return premiums on risks and dividends paid or credited to policyholders are excluded. The credit must be refunded to the policyholder.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.