Eleven East Coast states have told BP they will hold it responsible for any losses caused by its still-growing oil spill in the Gulf, Connecticut’s attorney general said Monday. “Even without oil actually reaching the Connecticut shoreline, this massive oil …
A state law passed after the July 4 blast on Ocracoke Island that killed four fireworks handlers mandated safety training for those who prepare the displays, but some warn the rule could limit fireworks shows this Independence Day. North Carolina …
Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Joel Frazier is a good listener. Frazier, a 12-year law enforcement veteran, has worked for the South Carolina county sheriff’s office as a patrol deputy for six years. Last Saturday night, Frazier was one of about …
South Carolina insurance regulators have approved an industry filing that lowers workers’ compensation insurance rates for employers by an average 9.8 percent. Insurers can begin using the new rates in 30 days. “This is the second year a decrease has …
Four more former firefighters are suing because of physical and emotional injuries from a 2007 fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the ex-firefighters are suing Sofa Super Store, its owners and …
New research by U.S. Geological Survey scientists is casting doubt on the long-held idea that the New Madrid fault zone in Missouri’s Bootheel unleashed a series of devastating earthquakes in 1811 and 1812. In a new study, the researchers say …
United Insurance Holdings Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company, has announced that United Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary, was approved to begin writing property and casualty insurance in the state of South Carolina as …
PURE Risk Management PURE Risk Management LLC, based in White Plains, N.Y., is expanding its Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), a member-owned reciprocal insurer, to offer comprehensive, customized property and casualty insurance coverage to responsible owners of well-built, high-value homes …
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$14.5 Million The amount in damages that a federal jury in South Carolina awarded to a South Carolina printing company against The Hartford insurance company in a case where the insurer believed a claim for a major fire loss in …
