A. There is hereby continued the nonprofit legal entity known as the South Dakota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association as created by former § 58-29C-1. All member insurers shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under § 58-29C-53 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under § 58-29C-50. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts:

(1) The life insurance and annuity account which includes the following subaccounts:

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-29C-49

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2

(a) Life insurance account; and

(b) Annuity account; and

(2) The health insurance account.

B. The association shall come under the immediate supervision of the director and shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of this state. Meetings or records of the association may be opened to the public upon majority vote of the board of directors of the association.

Source: SL 2003, ch 252, § 6; SL 2013, ch 252, § 3.