Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Two-Tier Damages Cap
Jun 13 2011 // South Carolina’s two-tier statutory cap on damages is constitutional, the state Supreme Court has ruled. In the same ruling, however, the court found that two separate governmental entities’ negligent acts,...
South Carolina Governor Expected to Sign Lawsuit Limits Bill
Jun 6 2011 // Punitive damage payouts for lawsuits will be limited for the first time in South Carolina under a bill the Legislature agreed last week to send to Gov. Nikki Haley. The House voted 99-16 to approve capping punitive damage...
South Carolina Bill to Curb Copper Theft Goes to Governor
Jun 6 2011 // A South Carolina bill banning cash payments for copper appears one vote away from Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk. The House voted last Thursday to end cash sales for copper, and to require both seller and recycler to obtain...
Hub Completes Acquisition of South Carolina Agency
Jun 2 2011 // Chicago-based broker Hub International Limited has completed the previously-announced acquisition of First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc., an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. FSIS...
South Carolina Senate Approves Limits on Lawsuits Damages
Jun 2 2011 // The South Carolina Senate has given approval to a bill limiting lawsuit punitive damages, but bucked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley along the way. Haley wanted the Senate to go along with the House and approve a cap of...
233 South Carolina Drivers Get Licenses Back in Amnesty Program
Jun 2 2011 // Hundreds of people regained their driving privileges during South Carolina’s first amnesty program for suspended licenses. The Department of Motor Vehicles said the agency reissued 233 licenses between May 16 and...
Hub to Acquire South Carolina’s First Southeast Insurance
May 27 2011 // Hub International Limited plans to acquire First Southeast Insurance Services, Inc. (FSIS), an insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina with four operating units in North and South...
South Carolina Beach Pool Rates Going Up 9.8%
May 25 2011 // For the first time in four years, South Carolina residents living along the state’s coastline are going to have to pay more for insurance. The South Carolina Department of Insurance has approved a statewide average...
Insurance for South Carolina Train Victims
May 16 2011 // Legal advisers shut down a South Carolina fund proposed by Spartanburg County leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley’s office that would have paid medical bills for dozens of people hurt by a children’s train ride crash,...
South Carolina Driver Amnesty
May 2 2011 // Thousands of South Carolina drivers will be able to legally get back behind the wheel through a one-week amnesty program for suspended licenses. The Department of Motor Vehicles said that the amnesty applies to residents...
South Carolina Nixed Insurance for Train Victims Over Liability Fear
Apr 26 2011 // Legal advisers shut down a South Carolina fund proposed by Spartanburg County leaders and Gov. Nikki Haley’s office that would have paid medical bills for dozens of people hurt by a children’s train ride crash,...
South Carolina Church with 6 People Inside Collapses in Storm
Apr 18 2011 // South Carolina fire officials say a tornado has collapsed a church with six people inside near the town of Bonneau. There was no immediate word on injuries. Melinda Wadford with the St. Stephen Fire Department auxiliary...
South Carolina Offers Amnesty to Drivers with Suspended Licenses
Apr 15 2011 // Thousands of South Carolina drivers will be able to legally get back behind the wheel through a one-week amnesty program for suspended licenses. The Department of Motor Vehicles said that the amnesty applies to residents...
Appalachian Underwriters Buys Reliance Administrators of South Carolina
Apr 8 2011 // Tennessee-based wholesale insurance broker Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has obtained the assets of Reliance Administrators, Inc., a Rock Hill, South Carolina wholesaler that specializes in workers’ compensation,...
South Carolina Courts Told to Clear Backlog of Drunk Driving Cases
Apr 6 2011 // South Carolina’s top judge has ordered courts across the state to clear a backlog of thousands of drunken driving cases after state troopers complained delays were keeping them in the courtroom and off the...
South Carolina Moves Forward with Construction Defect Bill
Apr 1 2011 // Insurers in South Carolina may find themselves on the losing side over a battle to prevent construction defects from being covered under a general commercial liability (CGL) policy. The South Carolina Senate has approved a...
57 South Carolina Homeowners Receive Mitigation Grants
Feb 23 2011 // South Carolina insurance officials this week awarded 57 grants to coastal homeowners for use in installing new roofing systems and taking other steps to fortify their homes against hurricanes. State Insurance Director...
South Carolina Debates Fine for Texting While Driving
Feb 23 2011 // People convicted of texting and driving will have to pay a $45 in fines under legislation that is up for debate in a South Carolina Senate committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is discussing a measure that requires a...
Insurers Oppose South Carolina Bill on Construction Defects
Feb 21 2011 // Insurers have come out against a move by South Carolina lawmakers to extend general liability policies to include construction defects. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) says such a move would add...
South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages
Feb 21 2011 // South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages The South Carolina House of Representatives approved limits on punitive damages by a vote of 100 to 7. The bill would limit punitive damages to three times the actual...
