Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-38-260

  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Insurance of this State. See South Carolina Code 38-38-40
  • 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
  • Society: means fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated. See South Carolina Code 38-38-40
A domestic fraternal benefit society may reorganize into a mutual life insurer. The reorganized fraternal benefit society must comply with all of the requirements of this title pertaining to the licensure and financial requirements for mutual life insurers and any other applicable provisions of this title. The plan of reorganization shall be prepared in writing by the board of directors setting forth in full the terms and conditions of conversion. The plan of reorganization must contain the applicable information outlined in § 38-19-1130 and must comply with all requirements of this title governing conversions of mutual insurers. The two-thirds vote of all members of the supreme governing body at a regular or special meeting is necessary for approval of the plan. No such reorganization shall be effective until approved by the director or his designee in accordance with the procedures and the criteria set forth in § 38-19-1140 or such other procedures as the director or his designee shall prescribe.
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