The
SD Supreme Court handed down one decision this morning, holding inter alia:
- Division of Insurance upheld in its denial of
Captive Insurance Company records in regard to request made by consumer
advocacy group.
SCHUPP
v. DIVISION OF INSURANCE, 2023 S.D. 4: Person
located in Maryland requested information from the SD Division of Insurance in
regard to the “captive insurers” regulated by the Division. The Division of Insurance denied the
request. The Office of Hearing Examiners
agreed with the Division of Insurance.
The Circuit Court affirmed. The
SD Supreme Court also affirmed. The
Court observed in footnote 1 of the opinion:
The underlying purpose for which
Schupp requested the records is not developed in the record. [H]is email
address suggests he may be affiliated with a
consumer advocacy group.
The
Court’s decision is unanimous (5-0), with opinion authored by Justice Salter.
This
decision may be accessed at
http://ujs.sd.gov/Supreme_Court/opinions.aspx .
