South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond Farmer News

State Insurance Regulators Elect Maine’s Cioppa President of NAIC for 2019

State insurance regulators have elected new officers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The following officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2019: President: Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric A. Cioppa. Cioppa joined the Maine regulatory bureau in …

Report: South Carolina Workers’ Comp Market Stable With Plenty of Capacity

The South Carolina workers’ compensation market is strong, according to the state department of insurance’s most recent report, as the first reform to the state’s workers’ comp system in almost a decade readies to complete a full year of enactment …

South Carolina Extends Emergency Consumer Protections to 15 More Counties

South Carolina Director of Insurance Ray Farmer has extended consumer protections provided under an emergency regulation order to 15 additional South Carolina counties with damage resulting from Hurricane Matthew. Farmer issued Emergency Regulation 69-78 to provide protections to insurance consumers …

South Carolina Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Going Up, New Filing Requirements Take Effect

New requirements regarding the implementation of changes in workers’ compensation loss costs have been passed by the South Carolina Legislature, and the insurance department is reminding insurers to ensure they follow the new filing rules as loss cost increases will …

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 …

South Carolina Issues Data Call of Risk Mitigation Policy Discounts

The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) has issued a data call for property and casualty insurers writing residential property in the state in an effort to inform South Carolina’s coastal homeowners of the discounts available for performing risk mitigation …

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 …

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 …

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 …