South Carolina § 38-13-100 - Items to be included as liabilities in financial statements.

§ 38-13-100. Items to be included as liabilities in financial statements.

In any determination of the financial condition of an insurer, capital stock and liabilities to be charged against its assets shall include:

(1) The amount of its capital stock outstanding, if any;

(2) The amount, estimated consistent with provisions of the law and rulings of the director or his designee, necessary to pay all its unpaid losses and claims incurred on or prior to the date of statement, whether reported or unreported, together with the expenses of adjustment or settlement;

(3) With reference to life and accident and health insurance and annuity contracts:

(a) the amount of reserves on life insurance policies and annuity contracts in force, valued according to the tables of mortality, rates of interest, and methods adopted pursuant to Section 38-9-180 which are applicable,

(b) reserves for disability benefits, for both active and disabled lives,

(c) reserves for accidental death benefits, and

(d) any additional reserves which may be reasonably required by the director or his designee;

(4) With reference to insurance other than specified in the law and rulings of the director or his designee, the amount of reserves equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums charged on policies in force, computed in accordance with the law and rulings of the director or his designee; and

(5) Taxes, expenses, and other obligations due or accrued at the date of the statement.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-13-100 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-610; 1962 Code SECTION 37-610] recodified as SECTION 38-15-80 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-5-1320 [1958 (50) 1608; 1962 Code SECTION 37-289.1] recodified as SECTION 38-13-100 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 537.