§ 38-55-310 Life insurers may not operate undertaking business
§ 38-55-320 Insurers may not contract with undertakers for funerals
§ 38-55-330 Funeral director may act as agent for life insurer for preneed funeral contract
§ 38-55-340 Penalties

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 38 > Chapter 55 > Article 3 - Connection of Undertakers With Certain Insurers

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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
  • Person: means a corporation, agency, partnership, association, voluntary organization, individual, or another entity, organization, or aggregation of individuals. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Policy: means a contract of insurance. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20
  • Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its equivalent, on behalf of an insurance company. See South Carolina Code 38-1-20