Latest South Carolina Headlines

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South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases

Dec 7 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...

South Carolina Flood Aid Deadline Extended

Dec 1 2015 // South Carolina residents who suffered damage in October’s massive floods will have an extra month to request federal help.Gov. Nikki Haley’s office announced in a statement Monday that the deadline to apply for...

South Carolina Governor Requests Crop Insurance Payments be Expedited

Nov 25 2015 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants the U.S. Department of Agriculture to speed up crop insurance payments to farmers who lost their harvests because of last month’s historic flooding.Haley asked Secretary Thomas...

South Carolina’s Agricultural Flood Loss Estimate Reaches $587M

Nov 22 2015 // South Carolina’s estimated agricultural losses from last month’s floods have doubled and farmers statewide are hurting, officials said.State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers initially estimated losses at...

South Carolina Lakefront Property Owners Without a Lake After Floods

Nov 20 2015 // South Carolina homeowners living around lakes where dams failed in the historic flooding face uncertainty about when their properties will be waterfront again.The State newspaper reported that rebuilding dams will cost six...

Gov. Haley Establishes South Carolina Flood Relief Fund

Nov 17 2015 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called on people across the nation Monday to contribute to the One SC relief fund to rebuild homes following last month’s historic flooding, saying it can do what the government...

Flood Warnings in Effect for Rising South Carolina Coastal Rivers

Nov 17 2015 // Forecasters are warning of rising river levels near the South Carolina coast. The National Weather Service said a flood warning is still in effect for the Santee River near Jamestown in Berkeley County. At 6 p.m. Sunday...

South Carolina Officer Charged with Murder Sues Association Over Legal Benefits

Nov 16 2015 // A former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the death of an unarmed black motorist is suing a police association, saying the group failed to provide the legal representation he paid for under an insurance...

100-Year-Old South Carolina Man Dies After Driving Car into Tree

Nov 16 2015 // Authorities say a 100-year-old man has been killed after the car he was driving on a private road at a gated South Carolina island resort ran into a tree. S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Hannah Wimberly said the wreck...

South Carolina Puts Dam Owners on Notice for Big Bills

Nov 13 2015 // South Carolina’s environmental agency is warning dozens of property owners they could face substantial bills for not submitting plans as ordered for repairing dams damaged or destroyed in last month’s historic...

South Carolina Lawmakers Seek $500M to Repair Flood-Damaged Roads

Nov 11 2015 // Democratic leaders in the South Carolina Senate say they will introduce a bill to borrow $500 million to repair or replace roads and bridges damaged by last month’s catastrophic flooding.Senate Minority Leader Nikki...

South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases

Nov 8 2015 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case based on the expiration of the statute of limitations and in doing so adopted a new rule...

AIG, South Carolina’s Clemson University to Develop Risk & Analytics Center

Nov 3 2015 // American International Group, Inc. has announced an initial $4 million investment with Clemson University to develop a risk engineering and analytics center and to establish the Robert Benmosche Endowed Professorship in...

Damage Estimates Rising From South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm

Nov 2 2015 // The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic.Richland County had the...

South Carolina-Based Marine Insurance Agencies Merge to Form New Company

Oct 30 2015 // Maritime Insurance, LLC and Port City Holdings, LLC dba KSA Marine Insurance, both of Charleston, S.C., have joined to create a new entity, Maritime Insurance International. The new company combines the agencies’...

South Carolina Homeowners Face Expensive Repairs to Unsafe Dams

Oct 30 2015 // People who live around dozens of lakes in South Carolina are under emergency orders to repair or replace dams that ruptured or were deemed unsafe by inspectors after the historic rains this month, and they face staggering...

CoreLogic: $18B in Potential Losses from South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm

Oct 28 2015 // The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic.Richland County had the...

Former South Carolina Lawmaker Viers Sentenced for Insurance Money Laundering

Oct 22 2015 // A former South Carolina lawmaker who was once a rising star in the Republican party and was getting noticed by the governor at conservative gatherings is heading to prison for more than three years for money...

South Carolina Issues Emergency Orders to 63 Dam Owners

Oct 20 2015 // South Carolina environmental regulators have issued emergency orders to the owners of 63 dams, of which almost half are in Richland County.Officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control say they assessed...

MarketScout Hires Wittwer to Private Client Solutions Division in South Carolina

Oct 20 2015 // MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, has expanded its Private Client Solutions (PCS) E&S underwriting division with the hire of Crystal Wittwer. Wittwer has...