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About SCDOI

Mission

The mission of the State of South Carolina Department of Insurance is to protect the insurance consumers, the public interest, and the insurance marketplace by ensuring the solvency of insurers; by enforcing and implementing the insurance laws of this State; and by regulating the insurance industry in an efficient, courteous, responsive, fair, and equitable manner.

Organization                   

The Department of Insurance is an agency of the Governor's Cabinet and is managed and operated by the Director who is appointed by, and serves at the will of, the Governor upon the advice and consent of the SC Senate.

Department Divisions and Contacts

  • Director of the Department of Insurance
  • Jim Byrd
    Deputy Director of Consumer and Individual Licensing Services
  • Leslie Jones
    Deputy Director of Actuarial and Market Services
  • Ben Duncan
    Deputy Director of Administration
  • Gwen Fuller-McGriff
    Director of Legal, Legislative and External Affairs

SCDOI Contact Information

Hopefully, the information you are searching for can be found on our website so that you can quickly find the answer to your inquiry.  However, if we can provide additional assistance at any time, we also invite you to contact our office.

Phone: 803-737-6160
Email: info@doi.sc.gov