South Carolina § 38-47-55 - Food spoilage adjustments.
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§ 38-47-55. Food spoilage adjustments.
(1) This chapter may not be construed to prevent an executive officer of an insurer, an employee of an insurer handling claims, the duly designated attorney, or producer authorized and acting for subscribers to reciprocal insurers with respect to residential property insurance from adjusting food spoilage claim loss or damages under any insurance contract of such insurer in which the amount of coverage for the applicable type of loss is contractually limited to five hundred dollars or less.
(2) Such officer, employee, attorney, or producer is not required to have an adjuster's license to adjust food spoilage claims referenced in this section. If any such officer, employee, attorney, or producer in connection with the adjustment of any such food spoilage claim, loss, or damage engages in improper claims practices pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 59 or violates any other provision of this title, the director or his designee may suspend or revoke the insurer's certificate of authority.
HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 6 (S.360), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2019.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-47-55 ("Food spoilage adjustments.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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