South Carolina § 38-73-90 - Examinations of rating organizations, advisory groups, and other organizations.

§ 38-73-90. Examinations of rating organizations, advisory groups, and other organizations.

The director or his designee shall, at least once in five years, make or cause to be made an examination of each rating organization licensed in this State as provided in Section 38-73-1230. The director or his designee may, as often as he considers advisable, make or cause to be made an examination of each advisory organization referred to in Section 38-73-1510 and of each group, association, or other organization referred to in Section 38-73-1710. The reasonable costs of the examination must be paid by the rating organization, advisory organization, or group, association, or other organization examined upon presentation to it of a detailed account of the costs. The officers, manager, agents, and employees of these rating organizations, advisory organizations, or groups, associations, or other organizations may be examined at any time under oath and shall exhibit all books, records, accounts, documents or agreements governing their method of operation. These examinations are subject to the provisions of Sections 38-13-40 to 38-13-60. In lieu of an examination the director or his designee may accept the report of an examination made by the insurance supervisory official of another state pursuant to the laws of that state.

HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-43-110 [1947 (45) 322; 1952 Code SECTION 37-660; 1962 Code SECTION 37-660] recodified as SECTION 38-73-90 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 783.