Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Carolina Drivers Get a Cost Break
May 1 2013 // The cost of driving in South Carolina is down for the first time in four years. AAA Carolinas announced that it will cost the driver of an average sedan about $9,200 to operate their vehicle this year. That’s down...
Rising Seas Leave Salt Marsh Mark on South Carolina Shoreline
Apr 30 2013 // Rising sea level may be hard to notice in cities where seawalls and docks line the shorefront. But it’s easy to see down a winding coastal dirt road in South Carolina’s Georgetown County. Clemson University...
South Carolina Journalist Is Pulitzer Finalist for Insurance ‘Black Box’ Coverage
Apr 17 2013 // For the second time in three years, reporter Tony Bartelme of the Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, is a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer foundation announced that Bartelme was one of three...
South Carolina Copper Thefts Continue Despite Tougher Laws
Apr 9 2013 // Although tougher laws have been passed, officials in South Carolina say metal robbers continue to plague homeowners, churches, government agencies and utilities. The Greenville News reported that thefts continue despite a...
Southern States Still Opposed to Obamacare
Apr 1 2013 // As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest...
South Carolina Cites 300 Firms for Illegal Workers
Mar 26 2013 // South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations. The State newspaper reported that state labor department officials cited 323 businesses in the first year of mandatory...
South Carolina Judge Throws Out DUI Over Police ‘Blow Hard’ Order
Mar 15 2013 // A defense lawyer says a ruling by a Columbia city judge could affect driving under the influence cases across South Carolina. The judge threw out breath test results because the police officer told the suspect to blow hard...
South Carolina’s Top NFL Prospect Clowney Buys Insurance Policy
Mar 11 2013 // South Carolina All-American Jadeveon Clowney has purchased a $5 million insurance policy to protect himself financially for the 2013 season. Clowney said his family bought the policy earlier this year. The NCAA’s...
Business Moves – Southeast
Mar 11 2013 // MedMal, Georgia Jacksonville-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. has received its certificate of authority from the Georgia Department of Insurance and has officially launched operations as a medical malpractice insurance...
South Carolina Forest Plan Undergoing Revisions
Feb 26 2013 // The U.S. Forest Service is revisiting its plans for managing the sprawling Francis Marion National Forest northeast of Charleston, almost two decades after the plan was last updated. The agency is holding a series of...
South Carolina Soldier Sues Over Mortgage Insurance Rate
Feb 25 2013 // An Army sergeant based in South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a mortgage company of not obeying a law that requires limits on interest rates for active-duty members of the military. Raymond Wray is based at...
Ratings Recap: Nat’l. Interstate, Best Meridian, SC Farm, Fireman’s Fund La.
Feb 25 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+” of National Interstate Corporation (NATL), as well as the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and ICRs of...
Farmer Confirmed as South Carolina Commissioner
Feb 25 2013 // The South Carolina Senate voted 29-1 to confirm a retired insurance lobbyist as the state’s new insurance commissioner. Raymond Farmer was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as director for the South Carolina...
MagMutual to Acquire South Carolina Physician Assurance
Feb 19 2013 // Regional medical malpractice insurer MagMutual Insurance Co. said it has reached a deal to acquire the South Carolina Physician Assurance Co., another provider of medical malpractice insurance. South Carolina Physician...
Farmer Confirmed As South Carolina Insurance Commissioner
Feb 18 2013 // The South Carolina Senate voted 29-1 to confirm a retired insurance lobbyist as the state’s new insurance commissioner. Raymond Farmer was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as director for the South Carolina...
South Carolina Lawmakers Vow to Tackle Cybersecurity
Jan 7 2013 // South Carolina legislators say they’re willing to spend whatever it takes to prevent another massive security breach in state government, once they have a handle on what’s necessary. House and Senate leaders of...
Road Deaths Rose in South Carolina for Second Year
Jan 2 2013 // More people died on South Carolina roads in 2012 than the previous year, the second year in a row the state saw a year-over-year increase. The state Highway Patrol’s preliminary reports show 833 deaths on South...
Neace Lukens Acquires Davis-Garvin Agency in South Carolina
Dec 26 2012 // Louisville, Ky.-based insurance agency Neace Lukens announced it completed the acquisition of the Davis-Garvin Agency in Columbia, S.C. In addition to its Columbia, S.C., headquarters, Davis-Garvin Agency has offices in...
South Carolina Sentences Men for Severed Hand Fraud Scheme
Dec 19 2012 // A South Carolina judge has sentenced the 58-year-old ringleader of a scheme to cut off the hand of a mentally disabled man to collect insurance money. Federal prosecutors said David Player controlled the man’s...
South Carolina Health Insurance Market Among Least Competitive: AMA
Dec 10 2012 // An American Medical Association analysis found that South Carolina has one of the country’s least competitive health insurance markets. The country’s leading lobby group for physicians said South Carolina has...
