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Section 38-65-60. Requirements of group life policies extended to group life policies issued outside State to residents; prior approval needed for mass-marketed policies and certificates.

SC Code § 38-65-60 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) No life insurance coverage may be extended to residents of this State under a policy of group insurance issued outside this State which does not provide in substance the provisions of Section 38-65-210 unless the director or his designee determines that certain provisions are not appropriate for the coverage provided.

(2) Any insurer extending life insurance under a group policy issued outside this State to residents of this State shall comply with the requirements of this State relating to advertising and to claims settlement practices with respect to the insurance.

(3) Upon request of the director or his designee, copies of policies and certificates under a policy of group life insurance issued outside this State and covering residents of this State must be made available on an informational basis only. However, mass-marketed life insurance policies and certificates must have approval of the director or his designee pursuant to Section 38-61-20 before they can be offered for sale to residents of this State.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code Section 38-65-60 [1985 Act No. 137, Section 6] recodified as Section 38-41-30 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; Former Section 38-31-60 [1953 (48) 493; 1962 Code Section 37-304; 1976 Act No. 732 Section 4] recodified as Section 38-65-60 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 333, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 734; 2001 Act No. 82, Section 22, eff July 20, 2001.

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Section 38-65-60. Requirements of group life policies extended to group life policies issued outside State to residents; prior approval needed for mass-marketed policies and certificates.