Latest South Carolina Headlines
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Ratings Recap: Badger, So. Carolina Farm, Louisiana Farm, Colorado Farm
May 15 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “a” of Milwaukee-based Badger Mutual...
Southeast Agencies, Carriers Now Hiring
May 7 2012 // Here is some of the positive insurance employment news for the Southeast: Allstate In February, Allstate Insurance announced it was looking to appoint 124 new agency owners in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South...
South Carolina Coast Bracing for Next Wildfire
May 2 2012 // Pat Henry will long remember that April night when the western horizon glowed an eerie red, smoking embers cascaded from the sky, and she and her husband escaped their home driving through their subdivision of flaming...
Southeast Insurance Employment: Agency, Carrier Plans Brighten Picture
Apr 18 2012 // Those interested in new or better positions in insurance might want to grab their suntan lotion and head to the Southeast. They might also want to brush up on their Spanish. The unemployment rate remains higher in key...
Bill Would Allow Exceptions to South Carolina Liability Cap
Mar 30 2012 // Legislation inspired by the fatal crash of a Spartanburg park train ride last year would allow local governments in South Carolina to choose whether to pay out higher claims than the current state limit of $600,000. The...
South Carolina Bill Calls for Elected Insurance Commissioner
Mar 23 2012 // A bill approved unanimously by a South Carolina legislative panel on Wednesday would make the director of state insurance agency an elected position. The proposal would put South Carolina in line with 11 states that elect...
South Carolina’s The Citadel Sued Over Summer Camp Abuse Allegations
Mar 21 2012 // An attorney who represents three people who say they were molested by a former cadet at The Citadel in South Carolina has filed six lawsuits against the former student, the school and its president. Mullins McLeod said his...
Small South Carolina Glass Shops Seek Window of Opportunity
Mar 19 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
People
Mar 19 2012 // Florida largest property insurer named a state regulator and former state lawmaker as its interim president. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. announced yesterday that it has hired Tom Grady to take over as president and...
South Carolina Lawmakers Delay Liability Cap Vote
Mar 16 2012 // A South Carolina legislative panel opted this week to postpone voting on a bill that would exclude medical expenses from the $600,000 liability cap that protects the government from paying unlimited damages, regardless of...
South Carolina Jury Awards Family $700K in Deadly Crash with Deputy
Mar 13 2012 // A jury has awarded $700,000 to the family of a 21-year-old man killed in a head-on crash with a Colleton County deputy who was racing to check on a burglar alarm without turning on his emergency lights and siren. However,...
South Carolina Restaurant Sued for Wrongful Death
Mar 2 2012 // A renowned Charleston, S.C. restaurant has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death case. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages has been brought against the restaurant...
South Carolina’s Small Glass Shops Seek to Crack Giant Safelite’s Clout
Feb 23 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
Workers’ Compensation Cost Hike Sought in South Carolina
Feb 21 2012 // South Carolina employers could see their workers’ compensation premiums increase next year if state regulators go along with a proposed 7.3 percent increase in the state’s loss cost rates. The National Council...
Judge Allows South Carolina Firm’s Twitter Lawsuit
Feb 20 2012 // A South Carolina company’s lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled. San...
Judge Allows South Carolina Company’s Twitter Lawsuit Against Employee
Feb 2 2012 // A South Carolina company’s lawsuit accusing a former employee of costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost business when he took Twitter followers can go forward, a federal judge has ruled. On Monday, San...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires South Carolina’s Riley & Associates
Jan 19 2012 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said it has acquired Riley & Associates Inc. in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Riley & Associates Inc. is a retail insurance broker with...
South Carolina Jury Awards $1M to Teens in ‘Choking Game’ Claim
Jan 16 2012 // Two South Carolina teens have been awarded $500,000 each in a lawsuit over the so-called “choking game” at a Clarendon County camp for children of deployed soldiers or those preparing to go overseas. The Post...
South Carolina Judge Grants Initial OK for Class Action Over Sun City Homes
Jan 10 2012 // A South Carolina judge has granted preliminary class-action status to lawsuits alleging defective stucco work on homes in Sun City Hilton Head. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Judge J. Michael Baxley issued...
South Carolina Considers Mandating Motorcycle Helmets for All Riders
Jan 4 2012 // State lawmakers in South Carolina are considering modifying a 30-year old law so that all motorcycle riders in the state must wear helmets. South Carolina State Senator Ralph Anderson (D-Greenville) is sponsoring a bill...
