All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 24 2021 // The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make buying or selling stolen catalytic converters a separate crime that could bring up to three years in prison.The bill that passed 94-0 on Thursday was prompted by...
Mar 23 2021 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named a longtime government employee already working on the state’s flooding recovery efforts as the state’s first chief resilience officer.Ben Duncan, who currently...
Mar 11 2021 // A bill that would make South Carolina the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law started its journey through the Statehouse on Tuesday.The proposal to allow harsher penalties for killings, assaults, stalking,...
Mar 1 2021 // A bill that would prevent lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed passed the South Carolina Senate on Thursday.The...
Feb 25 2021 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants the state’s electric providers to review their power grids to see if they could face problems like what happened in Texas during the recent winter storm.McMaster sent a letter...
Feb 22 2021 // A South Carolina county continues to rebuild its computer network after what it called a sophisticated hacking attempt.Hackers sent an email Jan. 22 that allowed them to take over Georgetown County’s computers. They...
Feb 11 2021 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday removed the head of the State Accident Fund, calling for an investigation into whether she improperly steered a $600,000 government contract to her husband’s company.In a...
Feb 10 2021 // Massachusetts-based managing general agent ShoreOne created a new coverage for coastal homeowners to address inadequate flood coverage.ShoreOne’s new offering combines traditional homeowners insurance with full flood...
Feb 4 2021 // A new group in Charleston is committed to lowering the area’s carbon footprint, and they’ve notched a recent success on James Island.The Charleston Climate Coalition, an all-volunteer group, was a driving force...
Jan 27 2021 // A coastal South Carolina county says hackers broke into its computer network over the weekend.A statement from Georgetown County’s local government Monday said the county’s computer network “suffered a...
Jan 11 2021 // An aspiring rapper who performed under the name “Dank Frank” won’t spend any more time in jail for burning down two rental houses owned by South Carolina’s governor.Frank Wilberding, 23, was...
Dec 21 2020 // The Hilb Group, LLC has acquired South Carolina-based Plan Benefit Services, Inc. (PBSI). The transaction became effective on Dec. 1, 2020. Plan Benefit Services, Inc. is an employee benefits consulting, management and...
Dec 21 2020 // JM Wilson has has hired Jamie Yohn as assistant transportation underwriter in its Charleston, S.C., office. Jamie Yohn Yohn is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide variety of transportation risks, quoting new...
Dec 14 2020 // A temporary order extending the area where South Carolina’s residual property insurance market provides insurance has been renewed for another two years.An order issued by South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer...
Dec 8 2020 // A coastal city in South Carolina is getting $1.45 million from the federal government to repair damage caused by Hurricane Florence in 2018. The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding the grant to Georgetown to improve...
Dec 3 2020 // A South Carolina family has filed a lawsuit alleging their student fell ill after an elementary school covered up the presence of mold in a building.Tamara Broach, a guardian to an unnamed student, filed the lawsuit this...
Nov 17 2020 // A South Carolina county is considering relaxing its mining regulations.The Sun News in Myrtle Beach reports Horry County Council could enact zoning ordinances that would make it easier to dig mines near homes and wetlands...
Nov 16 2020 // After hanging over Florida for several days, the former Tropical Storm Eta became a post-tropical cyclone early Friday, racing off the Southeast Atlantic coast and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the Carolinas...
Nov 13 2020 // World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired The Walker Agency, Inc of Anderson (d/b/a Palmetto Insurance) of Anderson, S.C. on October 1, 2020. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Palmetto Insurance is a...
Nov 12 2020 // Frank Winston Crum Insurance (FWCI) has launched general liability and excess liability insurance programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to coincide with its previously available worker’s...