All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 10 2022 // Supporters of a move to bring medical marijuana to South Carolina are looking for new buzz after a legalization bill was snuffed out on a procedural and constitutional challenge.“I just need to find out a way to get...
Apr 22 2022 // The South Carolina Insurance Reserve Fund, which insures state and local governments, has stepped in to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was sexually abused by an instructor at the Citadel, a military...
Apr 21 2022 // A bill that would ban so-called “squatting trucks” that have their front ends lifted so much that the driver can’t fully see the road has passed a key committee, but time is running out in the South...
Apr 15 2022 // Relation Insurance Services has continued its rapid expansion plan with the acquisition of South Carolina-based Ernie Yarborough Insurance Agency. Yarborough, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, was previously part...
Apr 14 2022 // Severe storms that moved across South Carolina earlier this week caused at least 13 tornadoes and hail the size of baseballs, emergency officials said.Fourteen homes were destroyed by the tornadoes as they moved through...
Apr 13 2022 // Ray Farmer would probably never be accused of being a “caretaker” government official or a mere bureaucrat.“He’s accomplished a lot in the position. He’ll be leaving behind some big shoes to...
Apr 6 2022 // The AM Best rating firm has revised its outlook for South Carolina-based Greenville Casualty Insurance Co., from positive to stable. The insurer’s financial strength rating remained the same at “B...
Mar 11 2022 // Hub International has continued its growth spurt with the acquisition of of Midland Agency Insurance in Columbia, South Carolina. Matthew Flemming, president and owner of Midland, and the rest of the Midland team will join...
Feb 21 2022 // Truist Insurance, Kensington VanguardCharlotte, North Carolina-based Insurance broker Truist Insurance Holdings Inc. agreed to acquire the national title insurance agency Kensington Vanguard National Land Services. The...
Feb 7 2022 // The South Carolina House has approved a bill that increases the penalties for passing a stopped school bus and requires all buses to have longer stop sign arms to extend across a lane of traffic.The bill approved on a...
Feb 7 2022 // A jury in South Carolina awarded $50 million in damages to a mayor in a defamation case against a longtime critic.The Beaufort County jury decided Thursday that Skip Hoagland has to pay Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka $40...
Jan 27 2022 // Relation Insurance Services has continued its rapid-expansion plan with the purchase of South Carolina-based Hodge Ethridge Insurance and Financial Services, the company announced. The terms of the deal were not disclosed....
Jan 26 2022 // Smyth named CFO at SummitSummit Consulting, a workers’ compensation insurance manager, announced Patrick Smyth has been named chief financial officer. Smyth has served as a financial executive with Liberty Mutual and...
Jan 7 2022 // After more earthquakes have struck near South Carolina’s capital city, the ninth and tenth in a series of rumblings, geologists are asking how long the convulsions might last, or if they could possibly portend more...
Dec 30 2021 // Six more minor earthquakes were reported in South Carolina this week, potentially raising new demand for earthquake insurance.The U.S. Geological Survey said that Wednesday’s 2.3 magnitude earthquake hit around 4:12...
Dec 22 2021 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates for the voluntary market will drop next year in South Carolina, but the loss cost multiplier for the assigned risk sector will climb again, thanks to another year of excessive...
Dec 15 2021 // A sheriff and a fired deputy in South Carolina are facing a second lawsuit over the officer’s conduct during an arrest.The lawsuit said ex-Kershaw County deputy Johnathan Goldsmith threw the man against a car and...
Nov 5 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty broker, announced it is expanding into South Carolina with the purchase of Mount Pleasant-based Hibbits Insurance agency. Hibbits, with offices around the state, will become part of...
Nov 3 2021 // Orion 180, a homeowners’ insurtech company, has expanded into Georgia and will soon move into South Carolina, the company said this week. Orion, based in Melbourne, Florida, uses technology to allow homeowners to...
Nov 3 2021 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance is reminding people that it has taken over responsibility for investigating and prosecuting suspected cases of insurance fraud in the state.Until July, the cases were handled by...