Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein Opens New Office, Hires Manager
Oct 3 2007 // Insurance brokerage and consulting firm Rosenfeld Einstein based in Greenville, S.C., opened a Charlotte, N.C. service office and hired Kathleen H. Thomas to manage the branch and to serve as Employee Benefits...
S.C. insurance chief non-renewed
Sep 24 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, has been...
S.C. insurance chief non-renewed
Sep 24 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, has been...
S.C. owner wishes sofa store had sprinklers
Sep 24 2007 // An investigator from the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms climbs through the remains of the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. while investigating the cause of the June 18 fire that took the lives of nine...
S.C. Safety Officials Fine Fire Dept., Store in Fire that Killed 9
Sep 24 2007 // South Carolina safety regulators fined the Charleston Fire Department and a furniture store last week for violating safety standards in a blaze that killed nine firefighters. The report and citations by the state...
S.C. Rejects 23.7% Increase in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Sep 20 2007 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance disapproved a request made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to increase loss costs statewide by 23.7 percent. NCCI State Relations Executive, Amy Quinn, said...
Business Cheers as S.C. Adopts Objective Standards for Workers’ Comp
Sep 20 2007 // Gov. Mark Sanford today was joined by business groups from across South Carolina when he signed an executive order mandating that the Workers’ Compensation Commission apply objective standards when making...
S.C. Ad Campaign Asks Residents to Be Ready in Case of a Disaster
Sep 14 2007 // South Carolina kicked off a new advertising campaign asking residents to be prepared in case a hurricane or other disaster strikes. The state plans to run ads for its “Be Ready! South Carolina” program on TV...
S.C. Store Owner where 9 Firefighters Died Wishes He Had Sprinklers
Sep 6 2007 // The owner of a Charleston, S.C. furniture store where nine firefighters died said he wished he had put sprinklers in the building. But Herb Goldstein said they were expensive and not required when he build the massive Sofa...
SC. Insurance Director Loses Property Coverage
Sep 6 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, was...
S.C. Senate leader seeks insurance department audit
Sep 3 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader has asked the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state insurance department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
S.C. Firefighters’ Families to Receive Workers Compensation, Donations
Aug 30 2007 // The families of nine firefighters killed in a furniture store fire are set to receive $700,000 each in donations and workers’ compensation payments. Relatives could also receive a federal death benefit that could put...
S.C. Beaches in Good Shape, Some Structures in Path of Danger
Aug 29 2007 // South Carolina’s beaches overall are well prepared to withstand the winds and waves of this year’s hurricane season, but there are a few spots along the coast to worry about, a state official...
Audit Requested of S.C. Insurance Department’s Rate Oversight
Aug 16 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader is asking the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state Insurance Department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
South Carolina Highway Closed after Explosive Found in Speeder’s Car
Aug 8 2007 // Two men were detained after police found a suspicious item in their car during a routine traffic stop for speeding near Charleston, S.C., authorities said Sunday. Berkeley County sheriff’s Lt. Vince Lombard said the...
S.C. wind pool rates rise 35%
Aug 6 2007 // Rates for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association went up an overall 35 percent beginning July 19 under an approval from Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance. In...
S.C. wind pool rates rise 35%
Aug 6 2007 // Rates for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting Association went up an overall 35 percent beginning July 19 under an approval from Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance. In...
McCroskey Named Manager at S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein
Jul 31 2007 // Upstate-based Rosenfeld Einstein, a South Carolina insurance organization, has named Melissa McCroskey as Benefits Account Manager at the regional brokerage and consulting firm. Prior to assuming her position at Rosenfeld...
S.C. Approves 35% Wind Pool Hike
Jul 30 2007 // Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved changes, effective July 19, 2007, to the rating plan and plan of operation for the South Carolina Wind and Hail Underwriting...
S.C. ‘Wind pool’ Insurance Rates Likely to Rise
Jul 23 2007 // Insurance rates for people along the South Carolina coast who can’t find regular coverage for hurricane and wind damage will likely be going up this fall, although the amount of the increase has not been...
