South Carolina News

Island Is First Municipality in S.C. to Adopt Data Security Plan

If a hurricane strikes or other disaster hits South Carolina, the Isle of Palms has assured its computer data will be safe and easily recovered, officials say. The barrier island is the first municipality in the state to use a …

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires South Carolina’s Adams & Associates

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reports it has acquired Adams & Associates International, Ltd. of Columbia, South Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Adams & Associates International, Ltd. is a retail insurance broker offering property/casualty, accident, and medical …

Reynolds Named Southeast Manager for Mutual Insurer Trade Group

The former director of public affairs for Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Liz Reynolds, has joined the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies as state affairs manager for the southeast. Reynolds, will be stationed in Jacksonville, Fla., and will advocate on …

Declarations

Uncovered crime “Larger firms may be able to absorb the financial shocks of employee crime, but smaller firms may be faced with financial disaster. Surprisingly, our research shows that more than two-thirds of private companies do not buy crime insurance.” …

How Southeast insurance chiefs got their jobs

Southeast insurance commissioners seem happy about how they got where they are. During the recent Southeastern Regulators’ Association annual conference in South Carolina, moderator Michael Maloney asked: “What do you see are the benefits of being an elected official versus …

Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster plan

The New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory decisions — of insurance regulators in the southeastern United States. If insurance commissioners in …

Company Recalls 23,200 Pounds of Beef Jerky

A Michigan company, Mirab USA Inc., is recalling about 23,200 pounds of beef jerky sold across the country because it may contain the animal drug Doramectin. The following packages of beef jerky sold in Georgia and neighboring states have been …

News Currents

Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster plan The New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory decisions — of insurance regulators …

Declarations

Uncovered crime “Larger firms may be able to absorb the financial shocks of employee crime, but smaller firms may be faced with financial disaster. Surprisingly, our research shows that more than two-thirds of private companies do not buy crime insurance.” …

How Southeast insurance chiefs got their jobs

Southeast insurance commissioners seem happy about how they got where they are. During the recent Southeastern Regulators’ Association annual conference in South Carolina, moderator Michael Maloney asked: “What do you see are the benefits of being an elected official versus …