All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 26 2013 // The U.S. Forest Service is revisiting its plans for managing the sprawling Francis Marion National Forest northeast of Charleston, almost two decades after the plan was last updated.The agency is holding a series of public...
Feb 25 2013 // An Army sergeant based in South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a mortgage company of not obeying a law that requires limits on interest rates for active-duty members of the military. Raymond Wray is based at...
Feb 25 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+” of National Interstate Corporation (NATL), as well as the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and ICRs of...
Feb 25 2013 // The South Carolina Senate voted 29-1 to confirm a retired insurance lobbyist as the state’s new insurance commissioner. Raymond Farmer was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as director for the South Carolina...
Feb 19 2013 // Regional medical malpractice insurer MagMutual Insurance Co. said it has reached a deal to acquire the South Carolina Physician Assurance Co., another provider of medical malpractice insurance. South Carolina Physician...
Feb 18 2013 // The South Carolina Senate voted 29-1 to confirm a retired insurance lobbyist as the state’s new insurance commissioner. Raymond Farmer was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as director for the South Carolina...
Jan 7 2013 // South Carolina legislators say they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, once they have a handle on what’s necessary.House and Senate leaders of...
Jan 2 2013 // More people died on South Carolina roads in 2012 than the previous year, the second year in a row the state saw a year-over-year increase.The state Highway Patrol’s preliminary reports show 833 deaths on South...
Dec 26 2012 // Louisville, Ky.-based insurance agency Neace Lukens announced it completed the acquisition of the Davis-Garvin Agency in Columbia, S.C. In addition to its Columbia, S.C., headquarters, Davis-Garvin Agency has offices in...
Dec 19 2012 // A South Carolina judge has sentenced the 58-year-old ringleader of a scheme to cut off the hand of a mentally disabled man to collect insurance money. Federal prosecutors said David Player controlled the man’s...
Dec 10 2012 // An American Medical Association analysis found that South Carolina has one of the country’s least competitive health insurance markets. The country’s leading lobby group for physicians said South Carolina has...
Dec 6 2012 // South Carolina’s high court has left intact a state law that requires a builder’s general liability policy to cover damages from faulty workmanship, but ruled it cannot be applied retroactively to claims filed...
Dec 6 2012 // A South Carolina Internet company has settled a lawsuit with one of its former employees over the value of Twitter followers.Attorneys for Noah Kravitz said that their client had settled a suit filed against him by...
Dec 4 2012 // Neace Lukens, an AssuredPartners Inc. company, said it has completed the acquisition of Gosnell Insurance in Charleston, South Carolina. The company said all Gosnell employees will remain in their current positions while...
Dec 3 2012 // South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named Ray Farmer as the state’s new insurance regulator. Farmer is a lobbyist with the property/casualty insurance trade group, the American Insurance Association.Farmer replaces...
Nov 28 2012 // Emergency officials on the South Carolina coast are looking at Superstorm Sandy to try to learn ways to better prepare for future storms.Horry County emergency management director Randy Webster has been looking at the...
Nov 21 2012 // “Reduced for Quick Sale!” reads Mike Montalbano’s Craigslist ad for the three-bedroom home he needs to sell before he can relocate for a new job.The drywall is new, as are the appliances. The only...
Nov 14 2012 // A South Carolina man has been ordered to repay the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) more than $140,000 for holding several jobs and concealing earnings while receiving permanent disability benefits, BWC...
Nov 13 2012 // Ray FarmerSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named Ray Farmer as the state’s new insurance regulator. Farmer is a lobbyist with the property/casualty insurance trade group, the American Insurance Association.Farmer...
Nov 7 2012 // A former state senator has expanded his lawsuit over the hacking of millions of South Carolina tax returns to include a separate state agency and private data security company.Spartanburg attorney John Hawkins added...