South Carolina § 38-75-780 - Exemption from liability for action taken in performance of powers and duties of this article; exceptions.
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§ 38-75-780. Exemption from liability for action taken in performance of powers and duties of this article; exceptions.
There is no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature may arise against the director or his designees, any insurer, or the authorized representatives, agents, and employees of either or any firm, person, or corporation furnishing to the insurer information as to reasons for cancellation or refusal to write or renew, for any statement made by any of them in complying with this article, or for the providing of information pertaining thereto, unless the person asserting the cause of action establishes that the person against whom the cause of action is asserted was motivated by express malice or gross negligence.
HISTORY: Former 1976 Code SECTION 38-9-880 [1986 Act No. 338] recodified as SECTION 38-75-780 by 1987 Act No. 155, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 795.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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