Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dallas-Based Apex Global Expands Aviation Division into South Carolina
Oct 13 2008 // Dallas, Texas-based Apex Global Partners opened a new aviation insurance office in Charleston, S.C. and appointed Paul Gingrich as vice president in its aviation division. Apex Global Aviation Services provides insurance...
S.C. Safe Home Program Updates Web Site
Oct 6 2008 // The South Carolina Safe Home Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program has a new Web site. The site, www.scsafehome.sc.gov, offers information about the damage mitigation grant program as well as information about the various...
Federal Investigators Check Highway Under South Carolina Jet Crash
Sep 25 2008 // Federal investigators are examining the South Carolina road a Lear jet crossed before crashing shortly after takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, killing four people and injuring two popular musicians. On Sept. 23...
South Carolina Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Running Low
Sep 22 2008 // The head of the South Carolina employment office says the trust fund that pays benefits to out-of-work residents is projected to run out of money in January. Employment Security Commission chief Ted Halley said Sept. 19...
South Carolina Coastal Risk Conference Garners Insurer Support
Sep 18 2008 // The American Insurance Association is participating in this week’s conference “Out of the Storm: Confronting America’s Catastrophic Risk Crisis,” organized by the South Carolina Department of...
South Carolina Safe Home Program Announces New Web Site
Sep 17 2008 // The South Carolina Safe Home Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program has a new Web site. The new site, www.scsafehome.sc.gov, offers information about the damage mitigation grant program as well as information about the...
Experts Meet in South Carolina, Discuss Making Homes Hurricane Ready
Sep 12 2008 // Getting people back in their homes quickly is vital to hurricane recovery, the head of a national program to build more storm-resistant homes said at a conference in South Carolina. “The faster you get the people...
Everest Subsidiary Offers Non Standard Auto Product in South Carolina
Sep 12 2008 // Everest Security Insurance Co., a U.S. insurance subsidiary of Everest Re Group Ltd., is now offering non-standard automobile insurance in South Carolina through its network of independent agents. Everest Security...
Tropical Storm Hanna Landfalls in Carolinas, Ike Threatens Florida
Sep 7 2008 // Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early on Sept. 6 at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hanna’s...
South Carolina Insurance Commissioner Heeds Hanna’s Build-up
Sep 4 2008 // As Tropical Storm Hanna strengthens and takes aim at the Carolinas, the South Carolina Department of Insurance reminds homeowners to review their insurance policies and brace for potential damage. “We urge South...
Wholesaler CRC Insurance Acquires Competitor Southern Risk of S.C.
Sep 3 2008 // CRC Insurance Services Inc., the wholesale insurance subsidiary of BB&T Corp., reports it has completed a purchase of Southern Risk Operations LLC. Sumter, S.C.-based Southern Risk is an excess and surplus (E&S)...
Hanna Becomes Hurricane Then Stalls; Heads for Georgia, South Carolina
Sep 2 2008 // According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, storm development in the tropical Atlantic was even more active on Tuesday than it was on Monday. Shortly after Gustav came ashore in Louisiana on Monday, Hanna...
South Carolina Governor Drops Workers’ Comp Payment Fight
Sep 1 2008 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has backed away from efforts to force the state Workers’ Compensation Commission to accept new injury payment standards, accepting a settlement agreement that would end months of...
South Carolina County Now Using Photos of 911 Sites
Aug 21 2008 // Charleston County, South Carolina has a new tool to help emergency crews better respond to 911 calls. Dispatchers are using Pictometry, a new system that brings up a picture of the location and neighborhood from where a...
Congress to Consider Status of South Carolina Beach Property
Aug 18 2008 // A coastal South Carolina congressman is seeking to allow an undeveloped section of Kiawah Island beachfront to qualify for federal money for roads, flood insurance and renourishment, making it more attractive for...
South Carolina Governor Backs off Workers’ Comp Payment Limit Fight
Aug 6 2008 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford backed away from efforts to force the state Workers’ Compensation Commission to accept new injury payment standards, accepting a settlement agreement that would end months of legal...
Greenville, Columbia Clean up after South Carolina Storms
Jul 24 2008 // Crews continue to clean up after strong storms knocked down trees and cut power to thousands of people in South Carolina. Some of the worst damage was in the foothills. At North Greenville University, officials said strong...
South Carolina Seat Belt Usage Improves, Still Lags Nation
Jul 16 2008 // More South Carolinians are using their seat belts, but a new study says the state still lags the national average. Public Safety Department spokesman Sid Gaulden says the study by the University of South Carolina...
South Carolina Teen Working to Pay for Car Insurance Attacked, Burned
Jul 16 2008 // A South Carolina teen trying to earn money over the summer to pay for his cell phone and car insurance is recovering after he was attacked with fireworks on his first day on the job. Sixteen-year-old Jacob Robinson’s...
South Carolina Gov. Gives Bicyclists Permission to Run Red Lights
Jul 11 2008 // Gov. Mark Sanford is giving a public green light to a bill that allows motorcyclists and bikers to run red lights after they stop at intersections. Sanford officially signed the bill in May, but held a ceremonial signing...
