Terms Used In South Carolina Code 38-90-105

  • Captive insurance company: means a pure captive insurance company, association captive insurance company, sponsored captive insurance company, special purpose captive insurance company, risk retention group, or industrial insured captive insurance company formed or licensed under this chapter. See South Carolina Code 38-90-10
  • Director: means the Director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance or the director's designee. See South Carolina Code 38-90-10
  • insurance: includes annuities. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Insurance company: means an "insurer". See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Parent: means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or individual that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote more than fifty percent of the outstanding voting interests of a captive insurance company. See South Carolina Code 38-90-10
Upon approval by the director, only a pure captive insurance company, a special purpose captive insurance company, or a sponsored captive insurance company may make loans to its parent company or affiliates evidenced by a note in a form acceptable to and approved by the director. Loans of minimum capital or surplus funds or a combination thereof required by § 38-90-40 are prohibited.