S.C. Code Ann. § 38-73-1350: Cooperation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 38-73-1370, 38-73-1380, 38-73-1400, 38-73-1410, 38-73-1420, and 38-73-1430, after public hearing the director or his designee may prohibit cooperation among or within property/casualty rating or advisory organizations by insurers or among or within these rating or advisory organizations and insurers in rate making or in other matters within the scope of this chapter, except to the extent that these organizations may compile and disseminate only historic loss data with no mathematical trending or analytical methodologies, upon a finding by the director or his designee that the anti-competitive effects of this cooperation outweigh practical constraints of prohibitions. All property/casualty filings are subject to prior approval by the director or his designee. The provisions of Title 1, Chapter 23 (Administrative Procedures Act) apply to all property/casualty rate filings.