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South Carolina Insurance Head Talks Lessons Learned After Historic Flood

South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond Farmer hopes to get across …

FEMA to Provide Additional $10M in Aid to South Carolina Flood Victims

South Carolinians who were originally refused help following last October’s historic floods will be getting about $10 million in aid. The State of Columbia reports that the money became available through a program in which Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster …

South Carolina Extends Data Call from October Storm

The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has advised insurers to continue to report P&C claims as per the data call issued for the October 2015 flood event and its aftermath. The data call was originally issued Oct. 13, 2015 …

CoreLogic: $18B in Potential Losses from South Carolina’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Storm

The potential exposure home insurers in South Carolina face from the early October storm that flooded the state is estimated to be over $18 billion, according to catastrophe modeling firm CoreLogic. Richland County had the most exposure with 8,185 damaged …

South Carolina Storm Victims Seek Help With Recovery Costs

Two weeks ago, South Carolina’s floods sent 6 feet of water into Walt Oliver’s home. Now, after volunteers helped gut the ruined plaster, carpeting, duct work and hardwood floors, it’s “down to studs and subfloors,” he said. Like most residents …

South Carolina Issues Data Call for Insurers Dealing with Storm Claims

The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a catastrophe claims data call relating to the flood event that hit the state beginning Oct. 1 and its aftermath. In accordance with South Carolina Code of Laws Section 38-13-160, all …

South Carolina Insurance Head Issues Emergency Orders for Storm Recovery

The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued two bulletins to insurers in an effort to aid with storm recovery efforts in the state. South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond Farmer issued an emergency regulation on Oct. 9 in response …

South Carolina Storm Victims Return Home to Heartbreak

The pungent stench of mildew greeted Asiah Lewis when she came home to her South Carolina apartment, her footsteps making squishing sounds on the carpet as she picked through soggy clothes and a lifted a moldy shoe from the floor. …

Insurers Bring Calm After the Storm as South Carolina Recovery Efforts Begin

The rain has stopped in South Carolina and claims filing and damage recovery are underway even as residents are being told to expect more flooding through the weekend. The mega storm that hit South Carolina starting Oct. 1 through Tuesday …

South Carolina Insurance Director: Insurers Ready for Claims from ‘Devastating’ Storm

The insurance industry is bracing itself for an expected onslaught of claims in the wake of what South Carolina officials are calling a 1 in 1,000 year storm. “This is an extremely devastating event,” said South Carolina Director of Insurance …