All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2011 // Chicago-based broker Hub International Limited has completed the previously-announced acquisition of First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. FSIS...
Jun 2 2011 // The South Carolina Senate has given approval to a bill limiting lawsuit punitive damages, but bucked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley along the way.Haley wanted the Senate to go along with the House and approve a cap of...
Jun 2 2011 // Hundreds of people regained their driving privileges during South Carolina’s first amnesty program for suspended licenses.The Department of Motor Vehicles said the agency reissued 233 licenses between May 16 and 20....
May 27 2011 // Hub International Limited plans to acquire First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc. (FSIS), an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina with four operating units in North and South Carolina.FSIS...
May 25 2011 // For the first time in four years, South Carolina residents living along the state’s coastline are going to have to pay more for insurance.The South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved a statewide average...
May 16 2011 // Legal advisers shut down a South Carolina fund proposed by Spartanburg County leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley’s office that would have paid medical bills for dozens of people hurt by a children’s train ride crash,...
May 2 2011 // Thousands of South Carolina drivers will be able to legally get back behind the wheel through a one-week amnesty program for suspended licenses. The Department of Motor Vehicles said that the amnesty applies to residents...
Apr 26 2011 // Legal advisers shut down a South Carolina fund proposed by Spartanburg County leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley’s office that would have paid medical bills for dozens of people hurt by a children’s train ride crash,...
Apr 18 2011 // South Carolina fire officials say a tornado has collapsed a church with six people inside near the town of Bonneau. There was no immediate word on injuries.Melinda Wadford with the St. Stephen Fire Department auxiliary...
Apr 15 2011 // Thousands of South Carolina drivers will be able to legally get back behind the wheel through a one-week amnesty program for suspended licenses.The Department of Motor Vehicles said that the amnesty applies to residents...
Apr 8 2011 // Tennessee-based wholesale insurance broker Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has obtained the assets of Reliance Administrators, Inc., a Rock Hill, South Carolina wholesaler that specializes in workers’ compensation,...
Apr 6 2011 // South Carolina’s top judge has ordered courts across the state to clear a backlog of thousands of drunken driving cases after state troopers complained delays were keeping them in the courtroom and off the...
Apr 1 2011 // Insurers in South Carolina may find themselves on the losing side over a battle to prevent construction defects from being covered under a general commercial liability (CGL) policy.The South Carolina Senate has approved a...
Feb 23 2011 // South Carolina insurance officials this week awarded 57 grants to coastal homeowners for use in installing new roofing systems and taking other steps to fortify their homes against hurricanes.State Insurance Director David...
Feb 23 2011 // People convicted of texting and driving will have to pay a $45 in fines under legislation that is up for debate in a South Carolina Senate committee.The Senate Judiciary Committee is discussing a measure that requires a...
Feb 21 2011 // Insurers have come out against a move by South Carolina lawmakers to extend general liability policies to include construction defects. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says such a move would add...
Feb 21 2011 // South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages The South Carolina House of Representatives approved limits on punitive damages by a vote of 100 to 7. The bill would limit punitive damages to three times the actual...
Feb 10 2011 // The South Carolina House of Representatives approved limits on punitive damages yesterday by a vote of 100 to 7.The bill would limit punitive damages for people winning civil suits to three times the actual damages...
Feb 9 2011 // Insurers have come out against a move by South Carolina lawmakers to extend general liability policies to include construction defects.The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says such a move would add...
Feb 9 2011 // In Chester County, South Carolina, off a dirt road in the middle of a field, insurance companies are literally unleashing a storm.To simulate hurricane-like conditions, an industry group has built a wind tunnel big enough...