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North, South Carolina Insurance Chiefs Ready for Hurricane Florence
Sep 13 2018 // Hurricane Florence could be one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in decades and state insurance officials say they are ready for whatever it will bring to their regions. In interviews with Insurance Journal on...
Update: Hurricane Florence Slows to Category 2; Dangerous Storm Surge, Rainfall Still Expected
Sep 12 2018 // Thurs., Sept. 13, 11 am: Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane yesterday as its maximum sustained winds decreased today to about 110 mph, according to NOAA. The winds were clocked at 105 mph...
Insurers Forecasting Significant Claims from Businesses from Hurricane Florence
Sep 12 2018 // Days before Hurricane Florence is expected to slam into the U.S. East Coast, insurers are starting to see potential claims costs tick upward as people flee and companies halt operations. Evacuations, already affecting more...
Update: ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Florence Prompts Evacuations in Carolinas
Sep 10 2018 // Tuesday, Sep 11, 2018, 5:47 am— Florence continued to roll toward the U.S. East Coast, poised to become the strongest hurricane in almost 30 years to hit the Carolinas as more than 1 million people began fleeing a...
Update: Hurricane Florence Poses Threat to Carolinas, Virginia Later This Week
Sep 9 2018 // Updated Monday, Sept 10, 8:17 am —Top winds for Hurricane Florence grew to 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour as it pushed westward toward the U.S. East Coast, a major threat to homes, agriculture and the waning tourist...
South Carolina to Hold Info Session on New Insurance Data Security Law
Sep 7 2018 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance will hold an information session Monday, Sept. 10, on the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act for state insurance licensees. According to a media release, it will address...
South Carolina Supreme Court Rules Safety Trumps Jurisdiction in DUI Case
Sep 6 2018 // South Carolina’s highest court has ruled a woman’s driving under the influence charge shouldn’t be dismissed because her car crashed a few feet outside the city whose officer detained her. Jennifer Lynn...
South Carolina Insurer Data Security Law Should Be Nationwide Role Model
Sep 5 2018 // In October 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Bill, also known as the NAIC “Model Law.” NAIC’s Model Law seeks to establish a...
Opioid Deaths Continue to Rise in South Carolina
Aug 29 2018 // South Carolina officials say the number of deaths caused by opioids has increased for the third year in a row. The state’s Opioid Emergency Response Team met Aug. 20 and officials noted in a news release that South...
South Carolina Supreme Court Appoints Judge to Manage Opioid Lawsuits
Aug 27 2018 // South Carolina’s high court has appointed a single judge to handle any lawsuits related to opioids in the state system. On Thursday, the state Supreme Court assigned Circuit Court Judge Perry Gravely to the task....
High-Net Worth Insurer Vault Enters South Carolina
Aug 22 2018 // Vault, an insurer focused on the high net-worth personal insurance market, has officially opened for business in South Carolina. Vault offers insurance coverage and services for high-value homes, art, jewelry, cyber and...
Best Revises Outlook for NITIC of South Carolina
Aug 20 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb” of...
South Carolina City Settles Suit Over High-Speed Chase Death for $1M
Aug 16 2018 // An upstate South Carolina city will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit involving a bystander who died when hit by a wrong-way driver pursued by police. The Greenville News reports a municipal insurance fund will pay...
Freight Train Derails in South Carolina, No Injuries Reported
Aug 3 2018 // No one was hurt when several cars on a freight train derailed in South Carolina. York County Emergency Management Director Chuck Haynes told news outlets that a Norfolk Southern train had several cars derail around 7 a.m....
J.M. Wilson Adds Silverman as Assistant Transportation Underwriter in South Carolina
Jul 17 2018 // J.M. Wilson has added Cassandra Silverman as assistant transportation underwriter to its North Charleston, S.C., office. Silverman is responsible for quoting new and renewal business, corresponding with carrier...
State Farm to Cut Auto Rates in North, South Carolina
Jul 16 2018 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will decrease its auto rates in North and South Carolina, impacting more than 2 million customers in both states. According to a statement from the insurer, State Farm’s...
Best Revises Outlook for National Independent Truckers Insurance of South Carolina
Jul 13 2018 // A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term ICR of “bbb” of...
NTSB Questions CSX Safety Procedures After Deadly South Carolina Train Crash
Jul 13 2018 // Federal investigators on Tuesday grilled train company executives about a deadly South Carolina crash that happened earlier this year, asking officials with the company that owns the tracks about changes within the company...
South Carolina City Asks for Federal Help Investigating Neighborhood Fires
Jul 9 2018 // Federal authorities have been asked to help investigate after 14 fires have been reported within a few miles of each other in less than three months in South Carolina’s capital city. Columbia Police Chief Skip...
S.C. Supreme Court: Defense Counsel Can Be Sued for Malpractice by Insurer
Jul 2 2018 // The South Carolina Supreme Court recently opined that an insurer can sue an attorney it hired to defend its policyholder for malpractice. The high court in the case of Sentry Select Insurance Company v. Maybank Law Firm,...
