All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 17 2004 // South Carolina’s new flex-rating law for personal lines property insurance is already helping to bring lower premiums to many homeowners, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).State...
Dec 1 2004 // During the past five years, insurance fraud complaints have grown by 61 percent in South Carolina, while the average U.S. family pays an extra $1,030 in insurance premiums each year to cover the cost of medical, auto, and...
Nov 22 2004 // Residents and business owners in 28 disaster-declared South Carolina counties who sustained damage from multiple storms from Sept. 6 to Oct. 11, 2004, have until Dec. 6 to apply for disaster recovery assistance. Loan...
Nov 8 2004 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford received accolades from The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) in Indianapolis, Ind., on his five-point “Contract for Change” initiative for South...
Nov 5 2004 // South Carolina needs more money to hire investigators and prosecutors to fight insurance fraud according to Attorney General Henry McMaster. “We are not short on talent. We are not short on determination,” he...
Nov 1 2004 // Some officials say South Carolina’s poor record of enforcing insurance fraud laws could make the state a magnet for scammers and result in higher premiums for residents. According to WISTV in Charleston some state...
Oct 23 2004 // An unfolding scandal involving some of the biggest names in the insurance industry has claimed one victim in South Carolina, and there could be others.A high-profile civil suit spearheaded by the New York Attorney...
Oct 13 2004 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has applauded Gov. Mark Sanford on his five-point “Contract for Change” initiative for South Carolina, and especially his plan to create a more...
Oct 8 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has declared a major disaster for South Carolina, opening the way for the use of federal...
Oct 4 2004 // Insurance rates for drivers in South Carolina have been rising faster than the national average, according to a new report. The state’s drivers on average spent $702.44 for auto insurance in 2002, an increase of 10.4...
Oct 4 2004 // Thomas McRoy Shelley III, an attorney with Rogers Townsend & Thomas PC will facilitate a Sterling Education Services Inc. seminar, Solving Mold Contamination and Water Intrusion Claims this month.The one-day seminar...
Sep 20 2004 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced that damage to local and state government in South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Charley has met the threshold for receiving federal assistance—topping the $5.1 million mark...
Sep 20 2004 // The Board of Governors of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) named South Carolina Director of Insurance and current president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Ernst Csiszar to...
Sep 20 2004 // Denver-based Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in insurance, risk management and bonding services for contractors, announced Troy Moody has been named the company’s first COO. In his new role as COO and vice...
Sep 6 2004 // South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford recently signed SB 686, a personal lines flex-rating bill that could ultimately result in the elimination of prior approval for homeowners insurance rates.The bill al-lows carriers to...
Sep 6 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named South Carolina Director of Insurance and current president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Ernst N. Csiszar to serve as...
Aug 30 2004 // South Carolina residents steeled themselves for a battering early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed as it spun toward the South Carolina coast.Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., who...
Aug 24 2004 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced that damage to local and state government in South Carolina as a result of Hurricane Charley has met the threshold for receiving federal assistance – topping the $5.1...
Aug 20 2004 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has sent a letter to the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region IV Headquarters in Atlanta requesting a joint preliminary damage assessment (PDA) in the...
Aug 18 2004 // The Board of Governors of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named South Carolina Director of Insurance and current president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Ernst N....