South Dakota § 58-35-50 - Directors' and officers' liability for failure to pay claims.
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§ 58-35-50. Directors' and officers' liability for failure to pay claims.
The directors or officers of an insurer are liable in their individual capacity to the person sustaining an insured loss, if they willfully refuse or neglect to make an assessment and collect the obligations owing to the insurer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 17, § 31.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-35-50 ("Directors' and officers' liability for failure to pay claims.") 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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