SECTION 38-41-70. Loss reserve; surplus account.

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SC Code › Title 38 › Chapter 41 › Section 38-41-70

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A plan shall establish loss reserves for all incurred losses, both reported and unreported, and for unearned premiums, in the same manner required for health insurers under Sections 38-9-170 and 38-9-190. A plan also shall establish a surplus account equal to the greater of: (a) three times the average paid monthly premium during the plan's most recent fund year; (b) for plans which do not yet have one fund year's experience, three times estimated monthly premium; or (c) one hundred thousand dollars.

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