All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 13 2014 // The family of a man killed in a boat crash on South Carolina’s Lake Murray four years ago is receiving a settlement from the insurer for a friend who operated the vessel.The State newspaper reported the payment of...
May 9 2014 // Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring.Following in the footsteps of her uncle, Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, Mosteller joined scores of pageant contestants at the...
May 7 2014 // Officials said the late March freeze that killed roughly 30 percent of this year’s South Carolina peach crop will cause statewide losses of at least $27 million.During a stop at the headquarters of the J.W. Yonce...
Apr 25 2014 // After years of facing fierce opposition, the idea of South Carolina passing a statewide texting-while-driving ban is becoming a real possibility. Earlier this month the state Senate and House passed separate bills aimed at...
Apr 17 2014 // South Carolina lawmakers are moving forward with a plan to increase grants to homeowners who strengthen their homes against storm damage.The South Carolina Senate Finance Committee approved the “Competitive Insurance...
Apr 16 2014 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as signed into law a bill requiring more people convicted of driving under the influence to install a device that won’t let their vehicles start if the drivers have been drinking.The...
Apr 7 2014 // Charleston’s storied historic district of about 4,800 structures lies on a peninsula almost entirely in a flood plain. And there’s concern that raising premiums to help get the federal flood insurance program...
Apr 4 2014 // The South Carolina House on Wednesday approved a bill requiring more people convicted of drunken driving to install a locking device that prevents their vehicle from starting if it detects alcohol.The House voted 112-0 on...
Apr 4 2014 // Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh LLC, ] has acquired Capstone Insurance Services LLC, a $1.8 million revenue agency located in Greenville, South Carolina. Terms of the...
Apr 2 2014 // South Carolina’s toughest law on using cellphones while driving is now on the books in Greenville.The law took effect Tuesday. It bans drivers from using any hand-held devices while a vehicle is in operation,...
Mar 26 2014 // Charleston’s storied historic district of about 4,800 structures lies on a peninsula almost entirely in a flood plain. And there’s concern that raising premiums to help get the federal flood insurance program...
Mar 20 2014 // A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B (Fair) from B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating to “bb” from “bbb-” of auto insurer Greenville Casualty Insurance Co. based in Greer,...
Mar 17 2014 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is forming a 10-member council to develop a statewide plan to combat prescription drug abuse.Her executive order on Friday came 10 months after an inspector general’s report found...
Mar 6 2014 // South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has signed House Bill 3623 that provides that an automobile insurer may issue proof of insurance on an electronic mobile device upon request by the insured.The so-called eCard law took...
Mar 5 2014 // The NORCAL Group’s Medicus Insurance Co. is now offering medical professional liability insurance coverage to physicians and surgeons in South Carolina.Ron Rumin, senior vice president of business development, said...
Mar 4 2014 // A bill on Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk would allow South Carolina drivers to use their smartphone in a traffic stop to prove they have insurance.While TV commercials suggest officers already accept electronic proof, South...
Mar 3 2014 // The damage tally from the February winter storm that left South Carolina coated in ice and buried in snow is more than $100 million so far, and the state is expected to qualify as a federal disaster area.Initial estimates...
Feb 20 2014 // Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, will open a new sales and claims office in Greenville, South Carolina, this summer that will employ up to 450 South Carolina residents.The insurer said job openings will...
Feb 18 2014 // Johnson & Johnson, a Charleston, South Carolina managing general agency, has acquired wholesale broker H.T. Bailey Insurance Group in Burlington and Quincy, Mass. Under its new ownership, H.T. Bailey will continue to...
Feb 13 2014 // Greenville, South Carolina has banned texting while driving.The city council voted this week to make it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving. The ban taking effect April 1 also applies to vehicles stopped in...