Latest South Carolina Headlines
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South Carolina Opioid Deaths Up 47% Over 3 Years
Feb 14 2019 // Health officials in South Carolina say the number of deaths blamed on opioid use increased 47 percent over three years. News outlets reported the South Carolina Opioid Emergency Response Team released its first annual...
South Carolina Hands-Free Driving Bill Advances in State Legislature
Feb 4 2019 // A bill banning drivers in South Carolina from holding cellphones in their hands passed its first hurdle. The proposal would fine drivers $200 for using a cellphone or other electronic device in their hands. Drivers could...
AM Best Upgrades Ratings of Greenville Casualty of South Carolina
Feb 4 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B- (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb” from “bb-” of Greenville Casualty Insurance Co. of Greer, S.C. The...
Victims of Floor Collapse at Party Near Clemson Deal With Recovery, Lawsuits
Feb 1 2019 // For Nicole Dennis, Oct. 20 started out as a fun night. The Greenville resident and University of South Carolina junior was on fall break and visiting friends in Clemson. She decided to join them at a party for...
Nearly $4.2M Recovered for South Carolina Insurance Consumers in 2018
Feb 1 2019 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) assisted insurance consumers in the state in receiving more than $4.18 million in insurance-related payments in 2018. The recovered funds are in addition to the original...
Coroner: 2 Men Killed by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in South Carolina Complex
Jan 30 2019 // A South Carolina coroner says two men who died at a public housing complex had both been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told news outlets Monday the cause of death for 61-year-old...
AM Best Upgrades Credit Ratings of Greenville Casualty of South Carolina
Jan 25 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B (Fair) from B- (Fair) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bb” from “bb-” of Greenville Casualty Insurance Co. of Greer, S.C. The...
Investigators Probe Gas Leaks at South Carolina Apartment Complex
Jan 22 2019 // New gas leaks have been found at a South Carolina apartment complex where two people were found dead in separate apartments. Columbia firefighters said they started the inspections Thursday night after residents reported...
South Carolina Capitol City Bans Electric Scooters
Jan 18 2019 // South Carolina’s capitol city has banned electric scooters for a year while the city studies the operation of companies providing the service. News outlets reported Columbia City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit the...
South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again
Jan 17 2019 // South Carolina lawmakers are once again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state, making another go at a debate that has gradually made progress in this deeply red...
Business Moves
Jan 7 2019 // WebBank, National Partners Salt Lake City-based digital lender WebBank has agreed to acquire Denver-based National Partners, an insurance premium finance company and subsidiary of MLF Financial Group. This is the first...
States Surprised with Burst of Insurance Fraud-Related Legislation in 2018
Jan 7 2019 // Lawmakers Debated More Than 100 Fraud-Related Bills and Passed 33 into Law The introduction of new bills slows down during years when legislators tend to be more concerned with reelection. That’s why 2018 was such a...
Insurance Journal Southeast’s Top Stories for 2018: Fraud, Hurricanes, Data Security Law
Dec 31 2018 // It was a busy year in the Southeast with two major hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the region, an escalating insurance crisis in Florida, and a new industry-specific cybersecurity law in South Carolina that takes effect...
South Carolina Gov Creates Commission to Tackle State Flooding Problems
Dec 28 2018 // Gov. Henry McMaster isn’t taking three once-in-a-lifetime floods in South Carolina in four years lightly. He created a commission of dozens of government officials, business leaders and academic experts and told them...
The Hilb Group Acquires Huckaby & Associates of South Carolina
Dec 12 2018 // The Hilb Group, LLC (THG) has acquired South Carolina-based Huckaby & Associates, Inc. The transaction became effective Dec. 1, 2018. Founded in 1976, Huckaby provides a full range of property and casualty insurance...
South Carolina to Increase Hurricane Florence Aid Request to $435M
Dec 10 2018 // South Carolina’s congressional delegation will be able to ask for more funds to provide relief following Hurricane Florence, thanks to a move by the state’s governor. In a letter obtained Saturday by The...
Florida Insurance Agents Improvise to Stay Connected During Hurricane Michael Recovery
Dec 5 2018 // The page has finally turned on the tumultuous 2018 hurricane season, but for the agents who live and work in the Florida Panhandle the story isn’t over – personally or professionally. “We all still feel like...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Silverman to Transportation Underwriter in South Carolina
Nov 30 2018 // J.M. Wilson has promoted Cassandra Silverman to Transportation underwriter in its North Charleston, S.C., office. Silverman is responsible for underwriting new and renewal business, corresponding with carrier underwriters,...
S.C. Department of Insurance Director Farmer Named President-Elect at NAIC
Nov 21 2018 // South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer was elected to the position of president-elect at the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners) Fall National Meeting on November 18. Previously,...
New South Carolina Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Talc Cancer Case Retrial
Nov 16 2018 // A second South Carolina jury on Thursday failed to reach a verdict in the retrial of a case by a woman whose family said her long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder led to her death from asbestos-related...
