No insurer may nonrenew a policy of homeowners insurance because the insured has filed a claim with that insurer for damages resulting from an act of God.
S.C. Code Ann. § 38-75-790
Nonrenewal of homeowners insurance
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hinkle v. National Casualty Insurance (2003)
Most recently applied in Hinkle v. National Casualty Insurance (April 2003)
Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-9-890 [1987 Act No. 166, SECTION 32] recodified as SECTION 38-75-790 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 24.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.