S.C. Code Ann. § 38-90-110: Reinsurance; effect on reserves.

(A) A captive insurance company may provide reinsurance, as authorized in this title, on risks ceded by any other insurer.

(B)(1) A captive insurance company may take credit for reserves on risks or portions of risks ceded to reinsurers complying with the provisions of Sections 38-9-200, 38-9-210, and 38-9-220.

(2) An industrial insured captive insurance company or a captive insurance company formed as a risk retention group may not take credit for reserves on risks or portions of risks ceded to a reinsurer if the reinsurer is not in compliance with Sections 38-9-200, 38-9-210, and 38-9-220.

(3) All other captive insurance companies may not take credit for reserves on risks or portions of risks ceded to a reinsurer if the reinsurer is not in compliance with Sections 38-9-200, 38-9-210, and 38-9-220, unless specific approval has been granted for this credit or the reinsurer by approval of the director, or the captive insurance company is participating in a risk pool for the purpose of risk sharing, as approved by the director.