Latest South Carolina Headlines
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Ironshore Approved to Offer So. Carolina Coastal Coverage
May 17 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. has been approved to provide property and catastrophe insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks located in the State of South Carolina. Ironshore will provide commercial...
Graham, DeMint Support S.C. Disaster Declaration Request
May 17 2007 // U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint have joined Gov. Mark Sanford in asking for a disaster declaration after last month’s late freeze ruined much of South Carolina’s peach, wheat and other crops. Officials...
Insurers Urge S.C. Senate to Accept House Version of Workers’ Comp Bill
May 17 2007 // The South Carolina House of Representatives unanimously approved a workers’ compensation reform measure that is stronger than the version passed last month by the Senate, according to the American Insurance...
Legislation Could Help S.C. Coastal Residents with Insurance
May 10 2007 // Residents on the South Carolina coast could see home insurance costs drop with a bill that received key approval Tuesday in the House. The legislation is part of Insurance Director Scott Richardson’s response to...
Insurance Association Pushes for S.C. Workers’ Comp Reform
Apr 27 2007 // With claim costs continuing to rise in South Carolina, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) is recommending that the workers compensation loss cost level be increased by 23.7 percent. “This news...
S.C. expands wind pool to more coastal towns
Apr 9 2007 // A state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some South Carolina coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford and other lawmakers promised a tax-incentive...
S.C. audit calls for closing of 2nd injury fund
Apr 9 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit. The Legislative Audit Council report found...
S.C. 2d INJURY FUND
Apr 9 2007 // FLA.: NO-FAULT’S FUTURE Reform or let it expire? JOB, INCOME IN RATING Legal but is it right?
S.C. audit calls for closing of 2nd injury fund
Apr 9 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit. The Legislative Audit Council report found...
Not All Gulf Coast Residents Put Stock in Latest Hurricane Forecast
Apr 5 2007 // A hurricane forecaster this week predicted a turbulent season this year, including a good chance one will hit the coast, but forgive South Carolina’s Huiet Paul if he was unimpressed. “Only the good Lord knows...
Insurers Support Limited Wind Pool Expansion in S.C.
Apr 3 2007 // Insurers have expressed support for a limited expansion of South Carolina’s wind insurance pool, as long as the state entity remains a market of last resort and does not offer rates that are competitive with private...
S.C. Audit: Phase Out Workers’ Compensation 2d Injury Fund
Mar 29 2007 // Part of South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system should be phased out because it fails to lower businesses’ insurance costs, according to a state audit. The Legislative Audit Council report found...
S.C. Wrongful Death Medical Suit Settled for $1.7 Million
Mar 29 2007 // The family of a 73-year-old South Carolina man who died after receiving the wrong drug during surgery will receive $1.775 million in the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit, according to court documents. According to...
S.C. Expands Wind Insurance Program Along Coast to More Insureds
Mar 26 2007 // A state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford and other lawmakers promised a tax-incentive plan to help,...
S.C. Measure Would Require Locks on Cars of Drunk Drivers
Mar 20 2007 // All convicted drunken drivers in South Carolina would have to have a special device installed in their vehicles that would prevent them from driving if they have had too much to drink. Under a law passed in 2000, judges...
S.C. Officals to Hear Consumers’ Coastal Insurance Concerns
Mar 16 2007 // Insurance Director Scott Richardson and staff from the South Carolina Department of Insurance will meet with residents of the Greater Myrtle Beach area to discuss coastal insurance issues. On March 22, 2007 from 5:30-7:00...
S.C. Regulator Opposes Wind Pool Expansion, Offers Suggestions
Mar 2 2007 // South Carolina’s new state insurance director rejected calls this week for the broad expansion of a program that offers coverage for hurricane-prone areas and said such a move would cost many consumers more...
Richardson named S.C. commissioner, replacing Kitzman
Feb 26 2007 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford named and the Senate confirmed Sen. Scott Richardson of Hilton Head as the director of the Department of Insurance. Richardson, 55, was elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2000, and...
S.C. Gov. Sanford’s Business Reforms Include Workers’ Comp
Feb 23 2007 // Reforms aimed at improving South Carolina’s climate for small businesses are high on Gov. Mark Sanford’s list of things to do. The governor’s three-point plan – outlined in his State of the State...
Tourism Leaders Urge S.C. to Deal with Coastal Insurance Costs
Feb 9 2007 // South Carolina’s coastal tourism leaders urged Gov. Mark Sanford to make sure insurance is both available and affordable along the coast, the heart of the state’s $16 billion tourism industry. “It’s...
