Latest South Carolina Headlines
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S.C. 2d INJURY FUND
Apr 9 2007 // FLA.: NO-FAULT’S FUTURE Reform or let it expire? JOB, INCOME IN RATING Legal but is it right?
S.C. audit calls for closing of 2nd injury fund
Apr 9 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit. The Legislative Audit Council report found...
Not All Gulf Coast Residents Put Stock in Latest Hurricane Forecast
Apr 5 2007 // A hurricane forecaster this week predicted a turbulent season this year, including a good chance one will hit the coast, but forgive South Carolina’s Huiet Paul if he was unimpressed. “Only the good Lord knows...
Insurers Support Limited Wind Pool Expansion in S.C.
Apr 3 2007 // Insurers have expressed support for a limited expansion of South Carolina’s wind insurance pool, as long as the state entity remains a market of last resort and does not offer rates that are competitive with private...
S.C. Audit: Phase Out Workers’ Compensation 2d Injury Fund
Mar 29 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit. The Legislative Audit Council report found...
S.C. Wrongful Death Medical Suit Settled for $1.7 Million
Mar 29 2007 // The family of a 73-year-old South Carolina man who died after receiving the wrong drug during surgery will receive $1.775 million in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit, according to court documents. According to...
S.C. Expands Wind Insurance Program Along Coast to More Insureds
Mar 26 2007 // A state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford and other lawmakers promised a tax-incentive plan to help,...
S.C. Measure Would Require Locks on Cars of Drunk Drivers
Mar 20 2007 // All convicted drunken drivers in South Carolina would have to have a special device installed in their vehicles that would prevent them from driving if they have had too much to drink. Under a law passed in 2000, judges...
S.C. Officals to Hear Consumers’ Coastal Insurance Concerns
Mar 16 2007 // Insurance Director Scott Richardson and staff from the South Carolina Department of Insurance will meet with residents of the Greater Myrtle Beach area to discuss coastal insurance issues. On March 22, 2007 from 5:30-7:00...
S.C. Regulator Opposes Wind Pool Expansion, Offers Suggestions
Mar 2 2007 // South Carolina’s new state insurance director rejected calls this week for the broad expansion of a program that offers coverage for hurricane-prone areas and said such a move would cost many consumers more...
Richardson named S.C. commissioner, replacing Kitzman
Feb 26 2007 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford named and the Senate confirmed Sen. Scott Richardson of Hilton Head as the director of the Department of Insurance. Richardson, 55, was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2000, and...
S.C. Gov. Sanford’s Business Reforms Include Workers’ Comp
Feb 23 2007 // Reforms aimed at improving South Carolina’s climate for small businesses are high on Gov. Mark Sanford’s list of things to do. The governor’s three-point plan – outlined in his State of the State...
Tourism Leaders Urge S.C. to Deal with Coastal Insurance Costs
Feb 9 2007 // South Carolina’s coastal tourism leaders urged Gov. Mark Sanford to make sure insurance is both available and affordable along the coast, the heart of the state’s $16 billion tourism industry. “It’s...
Report: S.C. Insurance Director Kitzman Resigning
Feb 8 2007 // Kitzman resigns as Insurance Department director Eleanor Kitzman is resigning as director of the South Carolina Insurance Department after two years, according to a published report in The (Columbia) State. The newspaper...
Sen. Richardson Named to Head S.C. Department, Replacing Kitzman
Feb 8 2007 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has named Senator Scott Richardson of Hilton Head as the director of the Department of Insurance, pending Senate confirmation. Richardson, 55, was elected to the South Carolina Senate in...
S.C. drivers face higher limits in new year
Jan 8 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance. A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
S.C. DRIVES HIGHER LIMITS
Jan 7 2007 // 2007 MEETINGS DIRECTORY From South to North and beyond FLA. COMP MARKET GAPS Small firms, contractors left out
S.C. drivers face higher limits in new year
Jan 7 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance. A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
New Year Brings Higher Insurance Rates, Minimums for S.C. Drivers
Jan 2 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance. A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
Insurance Costs Cited as S.C. Coastal Housing Prices Dip
Dec 5 2006 // The Grand Strand housing market in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is showing its first sign of price declines and one economist says increases in insurance costs are largely to blame. The median price of resale condos fell...
