South Carolina

[Last updated: 18/07/16]
Regulatory contacts:
Joe McDonald, Captive Director
Lauren Robertson, Chief Financial Analyst, Captive Division
Address of Regulator:
1201 Main Street, Ste. 1000, Columbia, SC 29201 USA
Telephone Numbers:
Joe McDonald, +1 843 577 3413
Lauren Robertson, +1 803 737 0190.
E-mail addresses:
jmcdonald@doi.sc.gov
lrobertson@doi.sc.gov
Website:  www.captives.sc.gov

Name of Captive Legislation
Captive Insurance Companies
Year Legislation Passed
2000
Recent Amendments
Protected Cells
Do you allow cell captives?
Yes
Total Number of Licensed Captives
210 active companies
Number or RRGs or group captives
50+ active companies
Number of single parent captives
70+ active companies
Number of cell captives
Numerous
Number of licenses granted in calendar year 2022
27
Average length of time to process a new captive
30 days for a single parent, group or cell company.

Total premiums

$3.2bn
Captive tax rates
Minimum premium tax is $5000, maximum is $100,000. See chart below for applicable percentages.

Minimum capitalisation rates

Association Captive: $750,000
Branch Captive: $250,000
Group Captive: $500,000
Pure Captive: $250,000
Special Purpose Captive: at the discretion of the director of insurance
Special Purpose Financial Captive: $250,000
Sponsored Captive: $1,000,000, reducible to $300,000 under certain circumstances
Reciprocal Captive: $1,000,000
Risk Retention Group: $500,000
Licensing fees
First year: $200 application fee; $300 license fee; $4,000 review fee
Subsequent years: $500 licensing fee. A review fee of $2500 may apply to special purpose financial captives.
Industry sectors
Service Sector (healthcare, legal, business, hotel, etc.): 32%
Finance (real estate, insurance, financial services): 26%
Transportation: 14%
Manufacturing: 9%
Construction: 6%
Other: 13%
Top 5 uses
Professional liability – medical, hospital, nursing home;
General liability;
Auto liability;
Life insurance reserve securitization;
Other – property deductibles, medical stop loss, terrorism, employee benefits, WC deductibles, windstorm, and various ERC coverages.
Total premiums
$3.030bn
Total value of assets under management
$32.541bn
List of managers approved in SC

Active Captive Management, LLC
Advantage Insurance Management (USA), LLC
AIG Insurance Management Services, Inc.
Aon Insurance Managers (USA), Inc.
Artex Risk Solutions, Inc.
Atlas Insurance Management
Beecher Carlson
Companion Captive Management
Energy Captive Management
FSI Solutions, Inc.
GPW and Associates, Inc.
Independent Management Limited
Intuitive Captive Solutions, LLC
JLT Towner Group US
Marsh Management Services
MIJS Management Services
R&Q Captive Management, LLC
Risk Services, LLC
River Oak Risk
Somers Risk Consulting, Inc.
Strategic Risk Solutions (SC), LLC
Stern Risk Partners, LLC
Total captive Solutions, LLC
USA Risk Group, Inc.
W.A. Taft and Company, LLC
Willis Management