S.C. Code Ann. § 38-26-50: Proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports and records.

(A) Proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, and other information in the possession of the director, his designee, or the Department of Insurance relating to the supervision of an insurer are confidential except as provided by this section.

(B) Department personnel have access to the proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, and other information permitted by the director or his designee.

(C) The director or his designee may open the proceedings or hearings or disclose notices, correspondence, reports, records, or other information to a department, agency, or instrumentality of this or another state or of the United States if the director or his designee determines that the disclosure is necessary or proper for the enforcement of the laws of this or another state or the United States.

(D) The director or his designee may open the proceedings or hearings or make public notices, correspondence, reports, records, or other information if the director or his designee determines that it is in the best interest of the public or in the best interest of the insurer, its insureds, its creditors, or the general public.

(E) This section does not apply to hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, or other information obtained after the appointment of a receiver for the insurer by a court of competent jurisdiction.