Latest South Carolina Headlines

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J.M. Wilson Adds Steigenga as Transportation Underwriter in South Carolina

Jul 12 2016 // Managing General Agency J.M. Wilson has added Justin Steigenga to their Charleston, South Carolina office as a transportation underwriter. Steigenga is responsible for quoting new and renewal transportation risks,...

South Carolina’s Interstate Fatality Rate Among Highest in Nation

Jul 6 2016 // South Carolina’s interstates are ranked among the deadliest in the nation, according to a recent report from TRIP, a transportation research organization based in Washington, D.C. The report released last week found...

South Carolina Farmers Now Able to Apply for $40M in Aid

Jul 5 2016 // When extension agent Charles Davis visits farms, he gets one question over and over again – when will South Carolina farmers start getting aid for crops damaged in last year’s floods?Finally, Davis and his fellow...

Class-Action Suit Filed Against South Carolina Town Over Speeding Ordinance

Jul 1 2016 // A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Clarendon County, South Carolina town of Turbeville for its practice of charging speeders under an ordinance that allows the town to keep the fines rather than the...

South Carolina State Trooper Uses Emojis to Curb Drunk Driving

Jun 29 2016 // South Carolina is starting a campaign against drinking and driving based on a trooper’s tweets using the little graphic icons called emojis on his smartphone.The Anderson Independent-Mail reports the Highway Patrol...

Despite Record Rainfall Last Fall, Drought Creeps Into Parts of South Carolina

Jun 24 2016 // People might not know it from the lush fields and full lakes in most of South Carolina, but drought is creeping into the northwest corner of the state.A June heat wave combined with weeks of dry weather has a moderate...

Haley Vetoes South Carolina Moped Safety Bill

Jun 16 2016 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21.People over 18 “should decide for...

Pauly Appointed CEO of Canal Insurance of South Carolina After Firstenberg Resigns

Jun 9 2016 // Canal Insurance Co. has accepted the resignation of CEO David Firstenberg, according to Lansing Crane, chair of the company’s board of directors.The board accepted the resignation of Firstenberg, who has been Chief...

South Carolina Commissioner Farmer: Lessons from Historic Floods

Jun 6 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...

South Carolina Lawmakers Override Haley’s $40M Farm Aid Veto

Jun 6 2016 // South Carolina lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost their crops in last year’s massive floods.The...

South Carolina’s Memorial Day Weekend a Wet One Thanks to Tropical Depression

May 31 2016 // Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bonnie dissipated over South Carolina on Monday, as a wet Memorial Day holiday weekend came to an end in the area.The depression fell apart early in the day about 45 miles north of...

South Carolina Insurance Head Talks Lessons Learned After Historic Flood

May 31 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...

South Carolina Bar Sued For Overserving Motorcyclist Who Crashed, Killed Passenger

May 26 2016 // A bar in Columbia, S.C., has been accused of serving so much alcohol to one of its underage patrons that he became extremely intoxicated and crashed his motorcycle, killing a 19-year-old woman who was riding with him.The...

South Carolina Evaluating Policy Discounts for Homeowners

May 23 2016 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a data call for property and casualty insurers writing residential property in the state in an effort to inform its coastal homeowners of the discounts...

South Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor’s Farm Aid Veto

May 19 2016 // With dozens of farmers in the lobby and lawmakers cheering every speech, the South Carolina House on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost...

South Carolina Governor Vetoes $40M Flood Aid Bill for Farmers

May 18 2016 // Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a bill Monday that would send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers, saying farmers may complain loudly, but don’t need a bailout that isn’t being offered to all small...

Flood Aid Bill for South Carolina Farmers Headed to Governor

May 9 2016 // A bill to give $40 million to South Carolina farmers who lost much of their crops in last year’s massive floods is on its way to a showdown with the governor.The House voted 85-2 Wednesday to agree to the version of...

South Carolina Issues Data Call of Risk Mitigation Policy Discounts

May 4 2016 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a data call for property and casualty insurers writing residential property in the state in an effort to inform South Carolina’s coastal homeowners of the...

South Carolina Senate Approves $40M Farmer Flood Aid

May 2 2016 // The Senate has approved a bill providing $40 million to South Carolina farmers devastated by last fall’s flooding.Senators voted 33-3 Thursday on legislation allowing farmers in disaster-declared counties to apply...

Balcony Collapses Near South Carolina University, Injures 4

Apr 27 2016 // Authorities say about 15 people were standing on a balcony that collapsed at a house near South Carolina’s Clemson University, injuring several of them. The Greenville News reports that four people were taken to a...