Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Carolina Officer Charged with Murder Sues Association Over Legal Benefits
Nov 16 2015 // A former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black motorist is suing a police association, saying the group failed to provide the legal representation he paid for under an insurance...
100-Year-Old South Carolina Man Dies After Driving Car into Tree
Nov 16 2015 // Authorities say a 100-year-old man has been killed after the car he was driving on a private road at a gated South Carolina island resort ran into a tree. S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Hannah Wimberly said the wreck...
South Carolina Puts Dam Owners on Notice for Big Bills
Nov 13 2015 // South Carolina’s environmental agency is warning dozens of property owners they could face substantial bills for not submitting plans as ordered for repairing dams damaged or destroyed in last month’s historic...
South Carolina Lawmakers Seek $500M to Repair Flood-Damaged Roads
Nov 11 2015 // Democratic leaders in the South Carolina Senate say they will introduce a bill to borrow $500 million to repair or replace roads and bridges damaged by last month’s catastrophic flooding. Senate Minority Leader Nikki...
South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases
Nov 8 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...
AIG, South Carolina’s Clemson University to Develop Risk & Analytics Center
Nov 3 2015 // American International Group, Inc. has announced an initial $4 million investment with Clemson University to develop a risk engineering and analytics center and to establish the Robert Benmosche Endowed Professorship in...
Damage Estimates Rising From South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm
Nov 2 2015 // The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic. Richland County had the...
South Carolina-Based Marine Insurance Agencies Merge to Form New Company
Oct 30 2015 // Maritime Insurance, LLC and Port City Holdings, LLC dba KSA Marine Insurance, both of Charleston, S.C., have joined to create a new entity, Maritime Insurance International. The new company combines the agencies’...
South Carolina Homeowners Face Expensive Repairs to Unsafe Dams
Oct 30 2015 // People who live around dozens of lakes in South Carolina are under emergency orders to repair or replace dams that ruptured or were deemed unsafe by inspectors after the historic rains this month, and they face staggering...
CoreLogic: $18B in Potential Losses from South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm
Oct 28 2015 // The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic. Richland County had the...
Former South Carolina Lawmaker Viers Sentenced for Insurance Money Laundering
Oct 22 2015 // A former South Carolina lawmaker who was once a rising star in the Republican party and was getting noticed by the governor at conservative gatherings is heading to prison for more than three years for money...
South Carolina Issues Emergency Orders to 63 Dam Owners
Oct 20 2015 // South Carolina environmental regulators have issued emergency orders to the owners of 63 dams, of which almost half are in Richland County. Officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control say they...
MarketScout Hires Wittwer to Private Client Solutions Division in South Carolina
Oct 20 2015 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, has expanded its Private Client Solutions (PCS) E&S underwriting division with the hire of Crystal Wittwer. Wittwer has...
South Carolina Bar Ordered to Pay $3.85M for Serving Drunk Driver
Oct 19 2015 // A Richland, South Carolina jury has ruled that a local bar owes $3.85 million in a negligence verdict issued in connection with the bar’s role in serving liquor to a drunken man who later was in a wreck that killed a...
October Storm Devastates South Carolina, Insurance Industry Responds
Oct 19 2015 // The claims filing and damage recovery process is underway in South Carolina after the mega-storm that hit the state Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 brought extensive damage statewide with some areas receiving more than two feet of...
South Carolina Storm Victims Seek Help With Recovery Costs
Oct 18 2015 // Two weeks ago, South Carolina’s floods sent 6 feet of water into Walt Oliver’s home. Now, after volunteers helped gut the ruined plaster, carpeting, duct work and hardwood floors, it’s “down to...
ProPublica, NPR: Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp
Oct 14 2015 // This article was published by ProPublica and NPR and is reprinted with permission. Standing before a giant map in his Dallas office, Bill Minick doesn’t seem like anyone’s idea of a bomb thrower. But backed by...
South Carolina Issues Data Call for Insurers Dealing with Storm Claims
Oct 14 2015 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a catastrophe claims data call relating to the flood event that hit the state beginning Oct. 1 and its aftermath. In accordance with South Carolina Code of Laws...
South Carolina Insurance Head Issues Emergency Orders for Storm Recovery
Oct 13 2015 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued two bulletins to insurers in an effort to aid with storm recovery efforts in the state. South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond Farmer issued an emergency...
Losses to South Carolina Crops Rising as State Suffers More Rain
Oct 12 2015 // The farms and playground area for picking pumpkins were swamped in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Monday, Oct. 5, 2015. South Carolina is still struggling with floodwaters due to a slow moving storm system. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) Thad...
