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  2. Consumers

    1. Automobile Insurance
      1. Your Auto Insurance Policy
      2. Auto Insurance Rates
      3. Selecting Auto Insurance
    2. Coastal Insurance
      1. State Income Tax Credit for Fortification Measures
      2. Catastrophe Savings Accounts
      3. Hurricane Preparedness
      4. Hurricane Catastrophe Modeling
      5. Useful Links
    3. Community Outreach
    4. Health Insurance
      1. Affordable Care Act
        1. Information for Small Businesses
        2. Rate Review Filings Preliminary Justifications
        3. Key Provisions That Take Effect Immediately
        4. Presentations, Brochures and Literature
        5. Helpful Links of Interest
      2. Anthem
      3. SCHC
      4. Cancer Insurance Information
      5. Individual Health Insurers
      6. Medicare Supplement Insurance
        1. Medicare Supplement Shopper's Guide
        2. CMS Social Security and Medicare Health Plan Guide
      7. Rights as a Health Insurance Consumer
        1. HIPAA
        2. COBRA
      8. Small Employer Health Insurers
      9. South Carolina Health Insurance Pool
      10. Types of Health Insurance
        1. Additional Coverage Options
        2. Limited Benefit Plans
    5. Planning for your Retirement
    6. Homeowners Insurance
      1. Additional Homeowners Insurance Coverages
      2. Catastrophe Savings Accounts
      3. Cost of Homeowners Insurance
      4. Purchasing Home Insurance Knowledge
      5. Types of Coverage in a Homeowners Insurance Policy
    7. Insurance Rates
    8. Life Insurance
      1. Choosing Life Insurance
      2. Buying Fixed Deferred Annuities
      3. Life Insurance Claims Settlement Practices
      4. FAQs
    9. Long-Term Care Insurance
    10. Market Assistance
    11. Company Claim Numbers
    12. October Flood 2015
    13. Hurricane Preparedness
    14. Distracted Driving
    15. Volkswagen Settlement
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  3. Licensing & CE

    1. Adjuster
      1. Emergency Adjuster
    2. Agency
    3. Appraiser
    4. Bondsman
      1. Appointments
      2. Bonding Issues Memorandum
      3. Exam Content Outlines
      4. General Information
      5. Insurance Companies that Underwrite Bail Bonds
      6. Licensing Requirements
        1. Runner Licensing Requirements
        2. Surety Bondsman Licensing Requirements
      7. License or Appointment Verification
      8. Order to Be Relieved
      9. Power of Attorney
      10. Pre-Licensing
      11. Professional & Surety Bail Bond Frequently Asked Questions
      12. Professional Bondsman Affidavit & Monthly Report
      13. Renewals
      14. Professional Bondsman Financial Statement
      15. EXEMPTION AND SURRENDER OF LICENSE
    5. Continuing Education
      1. CE FAQs
      2. CE Providers
      3. Continuing Education Compliance Requirements
      4. Continuing Education Reminder Notice
      5. Courses, Instructors & Sponsors
      6. Providers Offering Long Term Care Partnership Courses
      7. Providers Offering Suitability Annuity Training Courses
      8. South Carolina Long Term Care Partnership Agent Training Guide
      9. South Carolina Long Term Care Partnership Training Laws
      10. South Carolina Suitability in Annuity Laws
    6. Fingerprinting
    7. Forms
    8. Portable Electronics
      1. Definitions
      2. General Information & Restrictions
      3. License Renewal
      4. Licensing
      5. Multiple Portable Electronics Vendors Locations
    9. Private Review Agent
      1. Private Review Agent Application Requirements
      2. Private Review Agent Renewal Requirements
    10. Producer
      1. Agents Role in Marketplace
      2. Appointments
      3. License Renewal
    11. Public Adjuster
    12. Rental Car
      1. General Information & Restrictions
      2. License Renewal
      3. Licensing
      4. Multiple Rental Car Company Locations
    13. Self-Service Storage
      1. Definitions
      2. License Renewal
      3. General Information
    14. Surplus Lines Broker
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  4. Insurers

    1. Company Information
      1. Attachments to State Filings Checklists
      2. Contact an Insurance Company
      3. State Filing Checklists
    2. Company Licensing
      1. External Review Company
      2. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
      3. Insurance Company
      4. Managing General Agent
      5. Premium Service Company
        1. Exemption
        2. Licensing
        3. Renewals
      6. Purchasing Group
        1. Licensing
      7. Reinsurance Intermediary
        1. Licensing
      8. Risk Retention Group: Domestic
      9. Risk Retention Group: Foreign
      10. Service Contract Provider
        1. Licensing
        2. Renewals
      11. Surplus Lines Application: Alien
      12. Surplus Lines Application: Foreign
      13. Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
        1. Exemptions
        2. Licensing
        3. Renewals
    3. Rates, Rules & Forms Filings
      1. Life, Accident & Health
      2. Property & Casualty
        1. Data Calls
      3. Rate Review Filings Preliminary Justifications
      4. Retrieving Copies of Rate Filings
    4. Taxation
      1. Broker / Surplus Lines Tax Forms
      2. Insurer Fee & Premium Tax Instructions
      3. Quarterly Tax Installment
    5. Market Regulation
      1. Market Conduct Annual Statement (MCAS)
      2. Life Insurance Claims Settlement Practices
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  5. Captives

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  6. About Us

    1. Meet the Director
    2. Administrative Services
      1. 13 Best Management Practices
        1. 1. Integration of Planning & Budgeting
        2. 2. Internal Audit
        3. 3. Collaboration & Partnerships
        4. 4. Outsourcing & Privatization
        5. 5. Process Analysis
        6. 6. Use of Automation & Technology
        7. 7. Energy & Other Resource Conservation & Mgmt.
        8. 8. Preventive & Deferred Maintenance
        9. 9. Alternate Revenue Sources
        10. 10. External Annual Audit Findings
        11. 11. External Review Findings
        12. 12. Long Range Capital Plan
        13. 13. Risk Management
      2. South Carolina Spending Transparency
      3. FY2016 Fees and Fines Report
    3. Bulletins & Orders
    4. Captives
    5. Contact
    6. Division Contacts
    7. Essential Health Benefits Comments
    8. Government and Industry Resources
    9. Legal
      1. Freedom of Information Requests (FOIA)
      2. Service of Process
      3. Subrogation
      4. Investigations
      5. Receivership Companies
    10. Public Information & Media
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  7. How Do I...?

    1. Apply for...
      1. Adjuster License
      2. Agency License
      3. Appraiser License
      4. Bondsman License
      5. Federal Assistance Grants
      6. Portable Electronics Vendor License
      7. Producer License
      8. Public Adjuster License
      9. Rental Car License
      10. Safe Home Grant
      11. Surplus Lines Broker License
    2. Choose...
      1. Automobile Insurance
      2. Coastal Insurance
      3. Fixed Deferred Annuities
      4. Health Insurance
      5. Homeowners Insurance
      6. Life Insurance
      7. Rental Car Insurance
    3. Contact...
      1. Certified Contractors & Wind Inspectors
      2. Divisions
      3. Insurance Companies
      4. Producers
      5. Public Adjusters
      6. Receivership Companies
      7. SCDOI
      8. Individual Health Insurers
    4. Print...
      1. Licenses
    5. Register for...
      1. Licensing Exams
      2. Pre-Licensing Exams
    6. Report...
      1. Catastrophe Savings Account Contributions
      2. Interest Earnings on Tax Returns
      3. Suspicious Activity
    7. Request a...
      1. Address Change
      2. Market Assistance
      3. SLED Report
    8. Sponsor...
      1. Home Repairs
    9. Submit...
      1. Address Change Request
      2. Freedom of Information Requests (FOIA)
      3. LAH Filings
      4. P & C Filings
      5. Rate Review
      6. Consumer Complaint Form
      7. General Inquiries
      8. Service of Process
    10. View...
      1. Bulletins & Orders
      2. Company Filings
      3. Safe Home Before & After Photos
      4. State Filing Checklists
      5. Taxation Documentation
      6. The 13 Best Management Practices
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  8. Feature Links

    1. File a Complaint
    2. SC DOI Connect Login
    3. Investigating Fraud
    4. SC Safe Home
      1. Qualifying Mitigation Retrofits
      2. Apply for a Grant
      3. Application Tutorials
      4. Participating Wind Inspectors and Contractors
        1. Contractor & Inspector Training Information
      5. Advisory Committee
      6. Brochures & Tools
      7. Award Calculator
      8. Retrofit Sample Photos
      9. Homeowner Resources
      10. Frequently Asked Questions
      11. Sponsor a Home
      12. SC SafeHome Online
    5. Search SCDOI Database
    6. Government and Industry Resources
    7. Employment at the DOI
    8. Report State Agency Fraud
    9. Cybersecurity
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