South Dakota § 58-30-8.1 - Notice required for termination of agency contract for fire and casualty lines--Extension of coverage on previous policies.
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§ 58-30-8.1. Notice required for termination of agency contract for fire and casualty lines--Extension of coverage on previous policies.
No insurance company may terminate the agency contract of an insurance producer writing fire and casualty lines of insurance except upon ninety days' notice in writing given by the company to the insurance producer. The company shall, upon a terminated insurance producer's request, extend the coverage of any policy which has been written by the insurance producer in the company and which expires or has its anniversary date during the ninety-day period to the end of the ninety-day period if the insured pays the premium therefor. The company may terminate an insurance policy on its anniversary date if the anniversary date occurs after the expiration of the ninety-day period.
Source: SL 1971, ch 271; SL 2001, ch 286, § 158.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-30-8.1 ("Notice required for termination of agency contract for fire and casualty lines--Extension of coverage on previous policies.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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