South Carolina § 38-71-1020 - Requirements as to policies.
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§ 38-71-1020. Requirements as to policies.
All blanket accident and health insurance policies are subject to the provisions of Articles 1 and 3 of this chapter. However, no policy is required to contain any of the required policy provisions set forth in Section 38-71-340. However, no policy may contain any provision relative to notice of claim, proofs of loss or time of payment of claims, or the time within which suit may be brought upon the policy which, in the opinion of the director or his designee, is less favorable to the insured than would be permitted by the required policy provisions.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-35-720 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-522; 1956 (49) 2029; 1962 Code SECTION 37-522] recodified as SECTION 38-71-1020 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 777.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-71-1020 ("Requirements as to 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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