South Carolina § 38-19-610 - Borrowed surplus.

§ 38-19-610. Borrowed surplus.

A domestic mutual insurer, with the advance approval of the director or his designee and without the pledge of any of its assets, may borrow money to defray the expenses of its organization or for any purpose required by its business upon an agreement that the money and the interest as agreed upon must be repaid only out of the insurer's earned surplus in excess of its required minimum surplus. If the money is to be borrowed upon multiple agreements, the agreements must be serially numbered. No loan agreement or series of agreements may have or be given any preferential rights over any other such loan agreement or series. No commission or promotional expense may be paid to a director, officer, or employee of the insurer on account of this loan.

The director's or his designee's approval of the loan, if granted, shall specify the amount to be borrowed, the purpose for which the money is to be used, the terms and forms of the loan agreement, the date by which the loan must be completed, and other related matters the director or his designee considers proper.

This article does not apply to loans obtained by the insurer in the ordinary course of business from banks and other financial institutions, nor to loans secured by pledge or mortgage of assets.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-11-810 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-421; 1962 Code SECTION 37-421; 1972 (57) 2676; 1974 (58) 2300] recodified as SECTION 38-19-610 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 334, SECTION 6; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 557.