The producer of each Associated Auto Insurers Plan must provide on a form promulgated by the director of the Department of Insurance the information as follows:

(1) the name of one other insurance agent and/or insurer representative who has rejected the applicant for automobile insurance;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-77-841

  • Automobile insurance: means automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance, including medical payments and uninsured motorist coverage, and automobile physical damage insurance such as automobile comprehensive physical damage, collision, fire, theft, combined additional coverage, and similar automobile physical damage insurance and economic loss benefits as provided by this chapter written or offered by automobile insurers. See South Carolina Code 38-77-30
  • Department: means the Department of Insurance of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Director: means the person who is appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the Senate and who is responsible for the operation and management of the department. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Insurer: includes a corporation, fraternal organization, burial association, other association, partnership, society, order, individual, or aggregation of individuals engaging or proposing or attempting to engage as principals in any kind of insurance or surety business, including the exchanging of reciprocal or interinsurance contracts between individuals, partnerships, and corporations. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • producer: means a person who represents an insurance company and is required to be licensed pursuant to § 38-43-10. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20

(2) if the producer has at least one voluntary market for automobile insurance, the producer must provide the application to at least one voluntary market used by that producer and the application must be rejected;

(3) the reason why the applicant is submitting an application to the Associated Auto Insurers Plan. Such reason shall include data on traffic violations, accidents and/or reasons as to why the voluntary market has not provided coverage.