Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires South Carolina’s Rosenfeld Einstein
Sep 10 2012 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) has acquired Rosenfeld Einstein, a $9 million property/casualty and employee benefits agency based in Greenville, South Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With...
South Carolina Man Admits to Sawing Off Man’s Hand for Insurance Money
Aug 23 2012 // A South Carolina man pleaded guilty this week to a federal fraud charge, acknowledging his role in an insurance scheme that cost a mentally disabled man his left hand. Gerald B. Hardin of Cayce told U.S. District Judge...
South Carolina High Court Asked to Hear State Employees’ Benefits Suit
Aug 17 2012 // The leaders of groups representing teachers and state employees asked the state Supreme Court this week to take up its lawsuit against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley. The lawsuit challenges the Budget and Control...
South Carolina Police Officer Sues Over Facebook-Related Firing
Aug 10 2012 // A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville, South Carolina officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site. The Delta Democrat Times reported that former...
South Carolina Restaurant to Pay $1.1M in Drunk Driving Death
Aug 7 2012 // The parent company of a Charleston restaurant will pay $1.1 million to the family of a man killed in a drunken driving crash that authorities say was caused by one of the restaurant’s employees. Investigators said...
S.C.-Based Michelin N.A. Recalls 841K Tires, Says Tread Can Separate
Aug 1 2012 // Michelin voluntarily recalled around 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal tires last Thursday because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss. No deaths or injuries have been reported from the tires, which were made as...
Carolina Sheriff’s Shooting Stress Not Covered by Comp
Jul 23 2012 // A deputy sheriff is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his mental distress that followed his shooting of a suspect in the course of his job, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. The court said...
Senator Graham Tells South Carolinians to Prepare for Cyber Attacks
Jul 19 2012 // South Carolinians have dealt with the aftermath of war, earthquake and hurricanes and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said this week the state now needs to be prepared for another type of disaster — cyber attacks. “A...
Farm Bureau Dropping 3,000 South Carolina Homeowner Policies
Jul 16 2012 // Farm Bureau Insurance said it is dropping about 3,000 South Carolina home insurance customers after paying out millions in storm-related claims last year. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that property owners in...
South Carolina Sheriff Denied Workers’ Comp After Shooting
Jul 12 2012 // A deputy sheriff is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his mental distress that followed his shooting of a suspect in the course of his job, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled. The court said...
Allstate Dropping 10,000 South Carolina Homeowners Policies
Jul 12 2012 // Allstate is dropping about 10,000 South Carolina home insurance customers. The company is dropping customers who don’t also carry Allstate auto coverage, have older homes and have homes insured for less than...
South Carolina Judge Adds Bible Reading to Drunk Driving Sentence
Jul 3 2012 // A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse counseling, and to read the Bible. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that Cassandra...
Businesses Balk at South Carolina Hurricane Plan
Jul 2 2012 // Hotel owners and tourism promoters along South Carolina’s Grand Strand are concerned about new hurricane evacuation plan that includes areas not previously part of such plans. Under the plan, if the governor orders...
South Carolina House Overrides Veto of Insurance Tax Earmark for Wildfires
Jun 22 2012 // The South Carolina House this week overrode Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill that would provide an agency with new, safer equipment to fight wildfires. Meanwhile, the House upheld her veto of a measure meant to help...
Businesses Concerned Over South Carolina Hurricane Evacuation Plan
Jun 19 2012 // Hotel owners and tourism promoters along South Carolina’s Grand Strand are concerned about new hurricane evacuation plans that take into account storm surge and include areas not previously part of such plans. The...
South Carolina Insurance Chairman Thomas Loses Re-Election Bid
Jun 14 2012 // South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Chairman David Thomas has lost his re-election bid for an eighth term. Thomas was in the toughest primary of any incumbent Tuesday, with four Republican opponents. He...
Neace Lukens Acquires South Carolina Broker
May 31 2012 // Louisville, Kentucky-based Neace Lukens is continuing its expansion by acquiring the independent risk management and insurance broker, First Carolina Risk Management Advisors. The Charleston, S.C.-based First Carolina...
Indian Company Opens South Carolina Insurance Services Center
May 30 2012 // An Indian company is slated to open a new facility to process insurance claims and provide insurers other financial and accounting services that could create up to 750 new jobs in South Carolina. WNS Global Services said...
South Carolina Weighs Sprinkler Mandate for New Homes
May 25 2012 // The debate over whether all new homes should have fire sprinklers is heating up in South Carolina. The South Carolina Building Code Council is considering whether to adopt the International Residential Code requiring...
South Carolina Son Follows in Father’s Safety Footsteps
May 18 2012 // Dwain Fogle believes in taking an extra minute to make sure safety is first in his job as a rural mail carrier, a lesson he learned from his father who spent 41 years in the same profession. As a rural carrier with the...
