Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:382 Primary Sponsor:Leventis Committee Number:02 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Motor vehicle insurance Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Banking and Insurance Computer Document Number:DKA/4035AL.93 Introduced Date:19930209 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930209 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Leventis Type of Legislation:General Bill
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382 Senate 19930209 Introduced, read first time, 02
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TO AMEND SECTION 38-77-280, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTOMOBILE COLLISON AND COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN COVERAGE FOR PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 38-77-280(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 113 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(B) Notwithstanding subsection (A) and Sections 38-77-110 and 38-77-920, automobile insurers may refuse to write automobile physical damage insurance coverage, including automobile comprehensive physical damage, collision, fire, theft, and combined additional coverage, for an applicant or existing policyholder, on renewal, for a motor vehicle customarily operated by an individual, either the named insured or another operator not excluded in accordance with Section 38-77-340 and who resides in the same household, where one or more of the conditions or factors prescribed in Section 38-73-455 exist. In addition, automobile insurers may refuse to write physical damage insurance coverage to an applicant or existing policyholder, on renewal, who has collected benefits provided under automobile insurance physical damage coverage during the thirty-six months immediately preceding the effective date of coverage, for two or more total fire losses or two or more total theft losses. Automobile insurers may refuse to write for private passenger automobiles physical damage insurance coverage, including automobile comprehensive physical damage, collision, fire, theft, and combined additional coverage, for an applicant or existing policyholder, on renewal, for a motor vehicle customarily operated by an individual, either the named insured or another operator not excluded in accordance with Section 38-77-340 and who resides in the same household, which does not qualify for the safe driver discount in Section 38-73-760(e)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.