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11     SECTION 47 - R20 - INSURANCE, DEPARTMENT OF
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13         47.1. (INS: Rate Division Auto Insurers Assessment)  The costs of operating the Rate Division shall be borne by insurers of
14     automobile insurance.  Not later than sixty days after the effective date of this Act, the Chief Insurance Commissioner shall assess each
15     automobile insurer for its just proportion of the amount appropriated by the General Assembly herein for the operation of the Rate Division,
16     such amount to also include appropriated salary adjustments and employer contributions allocable to the Rate Division.  Such assessments
17     shall be in the proportion that each insurer's preceding calendar year direct written premium for automobile insurance in this State bears
18     to the total direct written premium for all insurers of automobile insurance in this State during such preceding calendar year.  For purposes
19     of this section, direct written premium shall be as reflected in the latest annual statements of automobile insurers in this State filed with
20     the Commissioner.  Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for the operation of the Rate Division shall be advanced by the State
21     until the assessments levied herein are collected and deposited in the General Fund of the State.
22         47.2. (INS: Examiners Travel/Subsistence Reimbursement)  Notwithstanding the limitations in this Act as to amounts payable or
23     reimbursable for lodging, meals, and travel, the Department of Insurance is authorized to reimburse Department examiners in accordance
24     with guidelines established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners only when the State is reimbursed by an insurance
25     company for the travel and subsistence expenses of Insurance Department examiners pursuant to S. C. Code Section 38-13-10, 1976.
26         47.3. (INS: Reimbursement Carry Forward)  Reimbursements received for Data Processing Services, Revenue, Miscellaneous Revenue
27     and Sale of Listings and Labels shall be retained for use by the Department.  These funds may be carried forward in the current fiscal year
28     to be expended for the same purposes.
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