Section 58-20-1 - Definition of terms. - South Dakota Statutes

58-20-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, shall mean:
(1) "Compensation" shall relate to all insurances effected by virtue of statutes providing compensation to employees for personal injuries irrespective of fault of the employer;
(2) "Earned premiums" shall include gross premiums charged on all policies written, including all determined excess and additional premiums, less return premiums, other than premiums returned to policyholders as dividends, and less reinsurance premiums and premiums on policies canceled, and less unearned premiums on policies in force. Any participating insurer which has charged in its premiums a loading solely for dividends, shall not be required to include such loading in its earned premiums, provided a statement of the amount of such loading has been filed with and approved by the director;
(3) "Liability" shall relate to all insurance except compensation insurance against loss or damage from accident to or injury suffered by an employee or other person and for which the insured is liable;
(4) "Loss payments" and "loss expense payments" shall include payments to claimants, including payments for medical or surgical attendants, legal expenses, salaries and expenses of investigators, adjusters and field men, rents, stationery, telegraph and telephone charges, postage, salaries and expenses of office employees, home office expenses, and all other payments made on account of claims, whether such payments shall be allocated to specific claims or unallocated.

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 29, § 1.