Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S.C. Firm Lands Two-Year Medicare, Medicaid Contract
Mar 7 2005 // The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal government agency responsible for administration of the Medicare program, has awarded Palmetto GBA, a subsidiary of BlueCross BlueShield of South...
AUTO AGENCY EXEC. TO HEAD S.C. INSURANCE DEPT.
Feb 21 2005 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has chosen Eleanor Kitzman, founder and past president of Driver’s Choice Insurance Services of Columbia, to head South Carolina’s Insurance Department. Kitzman has been active...
S.C. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS UIM FORM
Feb 7 2005 // The South Carolina Supreme Court on Jan. 11 issued its decision in Progressive Casualty Ins. V. Leachman, holding that Progressive’s UIM selection form constituted a “meaningful offer,” and that in making...
Driver’s Choice Founder to Head S.C. Insurance Dept.
Feb 3 2005 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has chosen Elanor Kitzman, founder and past president of Driver’s Choice Insurance Services, of Columbia to head South Carolina’s Insurance Department. Kitzman has been active...
N.C. Regulators Want Bite of State Farm’s ‘Jumbo CDs’
Feb 3 2005 // The State Farm Insurance Bank is embroiled in a turf war which pits North Carolina regulators and the federal Office of Thrift Supervision to determine who has jurisdiction over State Farm’s sale of $100,000-plus...
Nine Plead Guilty to Faking S.C. Auto Wrecks, Filing False Claims
Jan 28 2005 // Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today in Columbia, S.C. that nine individuals pleaded guilty between Oct. 21, 2004 and Jan. 13, 2005 to 16 counts of Presenting False Claims for Payment, a felony violation of...
Wanted: S.C. Insurance Commissioner, Strong Industry Background Essential
Jan 25 2005 // South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is carefully screening candidates, looking for someone with a strong insurance background to head the South Carolina Insurance Department. After former Insurance Commissioner Ernie...
S.C. INSURER ADDS EMERGENCY SERVICES:
Jan 24 2005 // Additional emergency medical and travel services have been offered by BlueCross BlueShield of Columbia, S.C., and Companion HealthCare to members with the company’s international BlueCard® coverage. These extra...
S.C. LAWSUIT CLAIMS HIX INSURANCE MISLED N.C. CUSTOMERS:
Jan 24 2005 // A class-action lawsuit filed in North Carolina’s Guilford Superior Court claims that Hix Insurance of Greensboro, S.C., misled thousands of North Carolina customers, especially Latinos, into unknowingly buying motor...
AMERICAN MUTUAL CLOSES OFFICE IN CHARLESTON, S.C. :
Jan 24 2005 // American Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has closed its offices in Charleston due to efforts by its British parent, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance to reduce losses in the United States. At one time American Mutual had 500...
PCIA Supports Repeal of S.C.’s Second Injury Fund
Jan 18 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is supporting HB 3284, legislation which would repeal South Carolina’s Second Injury Fund, which, due to excessive costs, has become a hindrance to much needed...
S.C. Supreme Court Upholds Insurers Use Of UIM Selection Form
Jan 13 2005 // The South Carolina Supreme Court on Jan. 11 issued its decision in the case of Progressive Casualty Ins. V. Leachman, holding that Progressive’s UIM selection form constituted a “meaningful offer,” and...
S.C. Insurer Provides Overseas Medical, Travel Services; Matches Employee Red Cross Contributions
Jan 6 2005 // Additional emergency medical and travel services have been offered by BlueCross BlueShield of Columbia, S.C. and Companion HealthCare members holding the company’s international BlueCard® coverage. These extra...
Uninsured S.C. Motorists Face Penalties, Risk Losing Their Licenses
Jan 4 2005 // South Carolinians who drive without car insurance now risk losing their licenses. Rep. Bob Walker (R-Landrum) says the state’s old laws lacked proper enforcement tools. He said the possibility of losing a...
Legislators to Revive S.C. Fraud Legislation
Jan 3 2005 // Carriers Eyed as Income Source South Carolina legislators want to make insurance carriers pay for more investigators and prosecutors to fight insurance fraud under a proposal suggested by Rep. Daniel L. Tripp,...
American Mutual Fire Closes Charleston, S.C. Office
Jan 1 2005 // The Charleston, S.C. office of American Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has closed its offices here due to efforts of its British parent, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance to reduce losses in the United States. During its...
Carriers Eyed As Source of Funds to Fight S.C. Fraud
Dec 17 2004 // South Carolina legislators want insurance carriers to foot the bill to add investigators and prosecutors to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office to fight insurance fraud. A bill suggested by Rep. Daniel L....
PCI Praises Flex-Rating Law for Reducing S.C. Homeowner’s Rates
Dec 17 2004 // South Carolina’s new flex-rating law for personal lines property insurance is already helping to bring lower premiums to many homeowners, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
S.C. Legislature to Discuss Insurance Fraud
Dec 1 2004 // During the past five years, insurance fraud complaints have grown by 61 percent in South Carolina, while the average U.S. family pays an extra $1,030 in insurance premiums each year to cover the cost of medical, auto, and...
DEC. 6 DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR S.C. ASSISTANCE:
Nov 22 2004 // Residents and business owners in 28 disaster-declared South Carolina counties who sustained damage from multiple storms from Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, 2004, have until Dec. 6 to apply for disaster recovery assistance. Loan...
