South Carolina § 38-63-20 - Misrepresentations to induce termination or conversion of life insurance policies.
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§ 38-63-20. Misrepresentations to induce termination or conversion of life insurance policies.
No insurer, or its employee or agent, may make any misleading representations or incomplete or fraudulent comparisons of any life insurance policies or insurers for the purpose of inducing, or which may tend to induce, any person to lapse, forfeit, surrender, terminate, return, or convert any life insurance policy.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-63-20 [1985 Act No. 189, SECTION 1] recodified as SECTION 38-53-20 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-9-50 [1956 (49) 1814; 1962 Code SECTION 37-144.1]; recodified as SECTION 38-63-20 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 374, SECTION 33.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-63-20 ("Misrepresentations to induce termination or conversion of life insurance policies.") 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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