All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2009 // A South Carolina couple has sued a Georgia-based security company for hiring a guard accused of setting fires.The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Friday that Norman and Marjorie Agin say Norred & Associates and...
Nov 9 2009 // South Carolina needs to take a tougher stand to keep new beachfront development from moving closer to the ocean, according to a report requested by the state’s environmental agency.The report calls for lawmakers to...
Nov 5 2009 // Bruce White hauled thousands of gallons of gas a day for years. These days, carrying a gallon of milk is a challenge for the Union County, South Carolina man.White worked 15-plus hours many days, manhandling hoses that,...
Oct 27 2009 // A man fined in the most destructive wildfire in South Carolina history is facing a court date to answer to charges. Court documents show the trial for Marc Torchi is set for Wednesday in Central Jury Court in Conway, a...
Oct 6 2009 // The Chubb Group has extended its post-catastrophe inspection service to homeowners insurance customers who own a secondary or seasonal home in Georgia and South Carolina and who may not be able to visit their property...
Oct 5 2009 // The fire chief in one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist spots said he won’t alter his agency’s practices even though his crews failed to extinguish a small blaze that mushroomed into the worst wildfire...
Oct 5 2009 // Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage. Since then, the total insured property along South...
Sep 22 2009 // Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage. Since then, the total insured property along South...
Sep 16 2009 // The South Carolina Supreme Court this week upheld a multimillion verdict against an insurer the justices said revoked a man’s health policy after he tested positive for HIV based solely on a nurse writing down the...
Sep 16 2009 // The property/casualty insurance industry today officially broke ground for the building of a disaster safety research center in Chester County, South Carolina.The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) said its...
Sep 7 2009 // Coastal Caution“This is not a simple issue. It’s an issue that you’ve got to address with great caution.” —Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney telling an Alabama House of...
Aug 28 2009 // Golfers teed off on the South Carolina coast to help the victims of a wildfire that scorched hundreds of acres earlier this year. Thursday’s pro-am at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach was held to...
Aug 26 2009 // Flood insurance premiums and deductibles are increasing by about 8 percent for thousands of homeowners across South Carolina.The National Flood Insurance Program is raising monthly premiums and doubling deductibles...
Aug 20 2009 // Federal law enforcement officials say they have busted a home burglary gang that operated for several years in North Carolina and South Carolina.The ring is believed responsible for hundreds of home burglaries and hundreds...
Aug 17 2009 // A group of coastal South Carolina residents claim in a lawsuit that pollution from an International Paper mill has damaged their health and their properties, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.“International...
Aug 4 2009 // A paving company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit over an accident that destroyed the career of a promising South Carolina college football player and left him an invalid.But Brian Moore, 21, said his...
Aug 3 2009 // Attorneys for the furniture store where nine Charleston firefighters perished two years ago want the city of Charleston added as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.Attorneys for the Sofa Super Store, already a...
Jul 27 2009 // St. Johns Insurance Co., a Florida domiciled property and casualty insurer, has expanded its presence into the South Carolina homeowner insurance market. Insuring more than 200,000 policyholders in Florida, St. Johns...
Jul 20 2009 // A report by the auditing arm of the South Carolina Legislature has concluded that the state insurance department overall does a good job regulating insurance companies and their rates but it could do a better job of...
Jul 17 2009 // A federal study of a blaze that killed nine firefighters in a South Carolina city two years ago is expected to released by early fall.The National Institute of Standards and Technology is studying the June 2007 blaze which...