S.C. Code § 38-41-70

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 38-41-70 - Loss reserve; surplus account

A plan shall establish loss reserves for all incurred losses, both reported and unreported, and for unearned premiums, in the same manner required for health insurers under Sections 38-9-170 and 38-9-190.

A plan also shall establish a surplus account equal to the greater of:

(a) three times the average paid monthly premium during the plan's most recent fund year;
(b) for plans which do not yet have one fund year's experience, three times estimated monthly premium; or
(c) one hundred thousand dollars.

S.C. Code § 38-41-70

1993 Act No. 181, Section 654; Former 1976 Code Section 38-65-50 [1985 Act No. 137, Section 5] recodified as Section 38-41-70 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1.