Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BusinessFirst Now Offering Workers’ Comp in South Carolina
Oct 7 2014 // BusinessFirst Insurance Co., a Florida-based workers’ compensation insurer, is continuing to expand in the southeast by offering coverage to South Carolina employers. The Lakeland, Florida-based BusinessFirst, was...
South Carolina DUI Locking Device Law Now in Effect
Oct 2 2014 // A law requiring more people convicted of drunken driving in South Carolina to use a locking device that won’t let their car start if they have been drinking is now in effect. The state Department of Probation, Parole...
How South Carolina Has Changed Disaster Plans in 25 Years Since Hurricane Hugo
Sep 19 2014 // This weekend’s 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo offers South Carolina residents the chance to remember the devastation wrought by their worst storm in the past century – and to be ready in case another such...
South Carolina: Kickball Injury Covered by Workers’ Compensation
Sep 8 2014 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that an employee injured during a company kickball game is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The court found that Stephen Whigham’s kickball injury was covered...
South Carolina Ex-Lawmaker Viers Pleads Not Guilty in Contractor Insurance Case
Sep 2 2014 // A lawyer for a former South Carolina House member said he may not have realized what he was doing was wrong when he moved around the assets of a businessman who an insurance company was pursuing after he defaulted on a...
South Carolina Employee Scores Workers’ Compensation Win for Kickball Injury
Aug 29 2014 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled this week that an employee injured during a company kickball game is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The court found that Stephen Whigham’s kickball injury was...
South Carolina’s Companion P&C to Be Acquired by Enstar Group
Aug 27 2014 // Enstar Group Limited in Bermuda said Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. The total...
South Carolina Jury Awards Family $2 Million in Claim Against Medical Center
Aug 25 2014 // A Spartanburg County South Carolina woman’s family has been awarded $2 million in damages for her death five years ago. A jury recently found in favor of the family of Janice G. Easler, the Herald-Journal of...
Interview with South Carolina Commissioner Farmer
Aug 18 2014 // State’s Insurance Markets Moving in Right Direction, Says Former AIA Rep South Carolina Insurance Commissioner Ray Farmer has been the state’s insurance regulator since Governor Nikki Haley appointed him in...
South Carolina Reports Rise in Insurance Fraud
Aug 12 2014 // Insurance fraud complaints in South Carolina have reached an all-time high with more than 1,200 pouring in last year, according to a report by Attorney General Alan Wilson. The annual report from his office’s...
Georgia, South Carolina Teens Win Big ‘I’ Junior Golf Tournament
Aug 11 2014 // Rachel Dai of Milton, Ga., and Keenan Huskey of Greenville, S.C., won the girls and boys divisions, respectively, at the recent 46nd Annual Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship in Bridgeport, W.V. The...
South Carolina Allows Use of School Bus Camera Videos in Ticketing
Aug 8 2014 // A new South Carolina law means drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus in South Carolina are more likely to get hit in the wallet. The law, signed in June, allows law enforcement to write traffic tickets after...
Confie Seguros Acquires Brokerages in New York, Texas, South Carolina
Aug 6 2014 // Confie Seguros, a Huntington Beach, California-based national provider of personal lines insurance, has acquired three insurance brokerages. Among these additions is Bower Insurance, an agency in Lockport, New York,...
South Carolina Supports Ex-Im Bank
Aug 4 2014 // South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott have written to congressional leaders expressing support for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. “As elected officials...
South Carolina Mandates Home Insurance Education, Disclosure
Aug 4 2014 // South Carolina Insurance Director Ray FarmerSouth Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer has issued a bulletin drawing the industry’s attention to the provisions of the Competitive Insurance Act passed this year. The...
Campbell Named South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commissioner
Jul 24 2014 // Gov. Nikki Haley has appointed Mike Campbell to serve on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. Haley cited Campbell’s business experience and community involvement in the appointment. Campbell, a...
South Carolina Windpool Shrinks as More Insurers Go Near Water
Jul 21 2014 // More private insurers are selling wind coverage to South Carolina coastal property owners, leading to a decline in the population of the state’s windpool, the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting...
Uber Ridesharing Enters South Carolina
Jul 14 2014 // The ride-sharing service Uber has started in four South Carolina cities. Service began last week in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. Those needing ride use an app on a smartphone and the service connects...
Lighthouse Property Insurance Launches Dwelling Fire Product in South Carolina
Jul 10 2014 // Owners of South Carolina rental properties have the option of insuring their residences through Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. beginning July 14. The coverage is available for rental residence or an owner-occupied...
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Cut
Jul 8 2014 // South Carolina employers should see their workers’ compensation premiums go down this year since regulators have approved an average 7.4 percent decrease in the state’s loss costs. Director of Insurance Ray...
