South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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Bill 3575


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-18-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR TREATMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PAYABLE OR DISTRIBUTABLE IN THE COURSE OF THE DEMUTUALIZATION OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY AS ABANDONED IN FIVE YEARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-18-180, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REPORTS OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE FILING OF A REPORT OF UNCLAIMED DEMUTUALIZATION PROCEEDS BEFORE MAY FIRST.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 18, Title 27 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 27-18-85.    Unclaimed property payable or distributable in the course of a demutualization of an insurance company is presumed abandoned five years after the earlier of the date:

(1)    of last contact with the policyholder; or

(2)    the property became payable or distributable."

SECTION    2.    Section 27-18-180(D) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(D)    The report must be filed before November first of each year as of June thirtieth, next preceding; except that the report of unclaimed demutualization proceeds made pursuant to Section 27-18-85 must be filed before May first of each year as of December thirty-first next preceding. On written request by any person required to file a report, the administrator may postpone the reporting date."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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