S.C. Code § 38-73-1230
If the director or his designee finds that the applicant is competent, trustworthy, and otherwise qualified to act as a rating organization and that its constitution, articles of agreement or association or certificate of incorporation, and its bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of its business conform to the requirements of law, he shall issue a license specifying the kinds of insurance or subdivision or class of risk or part or combination thereof for which the applicant is authorized to act as a rating organization. Every application must be granted or denied in whole or in part by the director or his designee within sixty days of the date of its filing with him. Licenses issued pursuant to this section remain in effect for an indefinite term unless sooner suspended or revoked by the director or his designee. The fee for the license is two hundred dollars owed and payable annually by March first.
S.C. Code § 38-73-1230