Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-71-980

  • 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
  • Employer: as used in this article may include any municipal corporation or the proper officers, as such, of any unincorporated municipality or any department of the municipal corporation or unincorporated municipality determined by conditions pertaining to the employment. See South Carolina Code 38-71-710
  • 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
  • Premium: means payment given in consideration of a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
The director or his designee may suspend all or any part of § 38-71-940 as to the premium rates applicable to one or more small employers for one or more rating periods upon a filing by the small employer insurer and a finding by the director or his designee that either the suspension is reasonable in light of the financial condition of the insurer or that the suspension would enhance the efficiency and fairness of the marketplace for small employer health insurance.
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