Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Say S.C. Workers’ Comp Law Good, Could Be Better
Jun 25 2007 // A highly anticipated workers compensation reform package is a victory for South Carolina workers, the business community and the insurance industry but it still lacks some integral components necessary to achieve the...
Officials: Deadly S.C. Store Blaze Started on Loading Dock
Jun 25 2007 // The furniture store blaze that killed nine Charleston, S.C. city firefighters started on a loading dock, federal investigators said. The loading dock was a covered space between the showroom and the warehouse of the Sofa...
Eastern Alliance Now Writing Workers’ Comp in Va., N.C., S.C. and Ga.
Jun 21 2007 // Eastern Alliance Insurance Co. reports it has received regulatory approval to write workers’ compensation business in the four southeastern states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The company...
Damaged Bridge on S.C. Hurricane Evacuation Route to Fully Reopen
Jun 21 2007 // A Beaufort County bridge severely damaged less then two months ago is scheduled to completely reopen this week. Only one lane of the J.E. McTeer Bridge has been open for limited hours since the steel beams under the span...
Blaze Engulfs S.C. Furniture Warehouse, Killing 9 Firefighters
Jun 20 2007 // Fire swept through a furniture warehouse, collapsing the building’s roof and claiming the lives of nine firefighters in a disaster the mayor described Tuesday as “difficult to fathom or...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // S.C. reforms workers’ comp fraud, injury reporting laws Legislation gets tougher with cheaters and closes state’s Second Injury Fund Employers who lie about what their workers do to save money on workers’...
Richardson: S.C. went the ‘right way’ with hurricane law
Jun 18 2007 // The South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate recently agreed to changes to coastal omnibus hurricane legislation, which include extending the notice for homeowners whose insurance would be canceled to 90 days...
S.C. Joins States Opposing National Federal Driver’s Licensing
Jun 15 2007 // South Carolina joined Maine, New Hampshire and other states this week as it formally rejected a federal mandate that sets new national driver’s license standards. Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill into law that says...
Lancashire Enters S.C. Property and Casualty Market
Jun 15 2007 // Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. gained approval to provide insurance coverage on an excess and surplus basis for properties located in South Carolina. Lancashire intends to focus primarily on coastal windstorm and earthquake...
S.C. Governor Signs Bill to Help Coastal Residents with Insurance
Jun 13 2007 // Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill into law Monday that he says should lower insurance costs for residents along South Carolina’s coast. Sanford’s signature comes three months after the Republican governor and his...
S.C. Passes Workers’ Comp Anti-Fraud, Injury Reporting Bill
Jun 12 2007 // Employers who lie about what their workers do to save money on insurance premiums would face fines and prison time under an agreement South Carolina legislators reached to overhaul the state’s workers’...
S.C. Gov. Praises Legislative Session Despite Few Major Laws Passed
Jun 11 2007 // Gov. Mark Sanford called this year’s legislative session a success for South Carolinians even though only a few key proposals debated during the past five months will become law this year. Sanford praised bills...
S.C. Insurance Director Proud of Hurricane Legislation
Jun 8 2007 // On Wednesday the South Carolina House of Representatives agreed to Senate changes to coastal omnibus hurricane legislation, which included extending the notice for homeowners whose insurance would be canceled to 90 days...
S.C. Governor Expected to Sign Hurricane Mitigation Bill
Jun 7 2007 // The South Carolina House has concurred with the Senate on the so-called coastal property omnibus bill and forwarded it to the governor who is expected to sign the legislation. HB 3820 includes a limited expansion of the...
Former S.C. Insurance Firm President Sentenced for Forgery
Jun 6 2007 // The former owner and president of an insurance company has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after he was convicted on forgery charges. Jay Morris Specter, 51, of Columbia, S.C., was convicted in...
Insurers Urge S.C. Legislature to Pass Coastal Insurance Reforms
Jun 6 2007 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America commends Gov. Mark Sanford and the South Carolina Legislature for advancing an agenda of reform aimed at strengthening the state’s coastal insurance market. Today...
Richardson has high hopes for S.C. omnibus coastal legislation
Jun 4 2007 // Insureds would receive premium discounts for storm mitigation efforts and be able to establish tax-free personal catastrophe savings accounts while insurers would receive tax breaks for writing coastal properties under...
Richardson has high hopes for S.C. omnibus coastal legislation
Jun 4 2007 // Insureds would receive premium discounts for storm mitigation efforts and be able to establish tax-free personal catastrophe savings accounts while insurers would receive tax breaks for writing coastal properties under...
S.C. Senate Follows House in Approving Coastal Insurance Bill
Jun 1 2007 // The South Carolina Senate has approved omnibus legislation that backers hope will ease the insurance cost and availability crunch facing coastal property owners in the state by providing discounts and tax breaks. The...
S.C. Inspectors Scurry to Check Sun City Roofs Before Hurricanes Start
May 31 2007 // Home inspectors are rushing to check roofs in South Carolina’s Sun City Hilton Head development before the heart of hurricane season to see if trusses were properly built and can handle high winds. Beaufort County is...
