Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-49-25

  • Department: means the Department of Insurance of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • License: means a document issued by the state's director or his designee authorizing a person to act as an insurance producer for the lines of authority specified in the document. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • motor vehicle physical damage appraiser: means a person, partnership, association, or corporation which practices as a business the appraising of damages to motor vehicles insured under automobile physical damage policies or on behalf of third party claimants. See South Carolina Code 38-49-10
When an individual applies for a motor vehicle physical damage appraiser‘s license he shall supply the department his business, email, and residential addresses. The appraiser shall notify the department within thirty days of any change in these addresses.