Latest South Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our South Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S.C. Vehicle Theft Rate Climbs for 8th Straight Year
Oct 10 2007 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau says the 1995 Honda Accord was the most likely automobile to be stolen in South Carolina in 2006. The 1999 Chevrolet full size C/K 1500 pickup ranked second on the list, followed by the...
South Carolina Insurance Department Issues Data Call
Oct 9 2007 // In order to draw new carriers into South Carolina’s exposed coastal areas the Department of Insurance in coordination with the Wind and Hail Underwriting Association (Wind Pool) expanded coverage availability this...
Business cheers as S.C. orders objective workers’ comp standards
Oct 8 2007 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was joined by business groups from across his state when he signed an executive order last month ordering that the Workers’ Compensation Commission apply objective standards when...
COMP INSURERS APPEAL S.C. RATE HIKE REJECTION
Oct 8 2007 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance recently disapproved a request made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to increase loss costs statewide by 23.7 percent. NCCI State Relations Executive, Amy Quinn,...
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Oct 8 2007 // Business cheers as S.C. orders objective workers’ comp standards South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was joined by business groups from across his state when he signed an executive order last month ordering that the...
Comp insurers appeal S.C. rate hike rejection
Oct 8 2007 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance recently disapproved a request made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to increase loss costs statewide by 23.7 percent. NCCI State Relations Executive, Amy Quinn,...
S.C. Regulator: Probable Maximum Loss Predictability Formula on Horizon
Oct 5 2007 // A pre-established formulaic predictability model would virtually solve the issue of indeterminable loss cause that was so wide-spread in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, according to South Carolina’s Insurance...
S.C.-Based Rosenfeld Einstein Opens New Office, Hires Manager
Oct 3 2007 // Insurance brokerage and consulting firm Rosenfeld Einstein based in Greenville, S.C., opened a Charlotte, N.C. service office and hired Kathleen H. Thomas to manage the branch and to serve as Employee Benefits...
S.C. insurance chief non-renewed
Sep 24 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, has been...
S.C. insurance chief non-renewed
Sep 24 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, has been...
S.C. owner wishes sofa store had sprinklers
Sep 24 2007 // An investigator from the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms climbs through the remains of the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. while investigating the cause of the June 18 fire that took the lives of nine...
S.C. Safety Officials Fine Fire Dept., Store in Fire that Killed 9
Sep 24 2007 // South Carolina safety regulators fined the Charleston Fire Department and a furniture store last week for violating safety standards in a blaze that killed nine firefighters. The report and citations by the state...
S.C. Rejects 23.7% Increase in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Sep 20 2007 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance disapproved a request made by the National Council on Compensation Insurance to increase loss costs statewide by 23.7 percent. NCCI State Relations Executive, Amy Quinn, said...
Business Cheers as S.C. Adopts Objective Standards for Workers’ Comp
Sep 20 2007 // Gov. Mark Sanford today was joined by business groups from across South Carolina when he signed an executive order mandating that the Workers’ Compensation Commission apply objective standards when making...
S.C. Ad Campaign Asks Residents to Be Ready in Case of a Disaster
Sep 14 2007 // South Carolina kicked off a new advertising campaign asking residents to be prepared in case a hurricane or other disaster strikes. The state plans to run ads for its “Be Ready! South Carolina” program on TV...
S.C. Store Owner where 9 Firefighters Died Wishes He Had Sprinklers
Sep 6 2007 // The owner of a Charleston, S.C. furniture store where nine firefighters died said he wished he had put sprinklers in the building. But Herb Goldstein said they were expensive and not required when he build the massive Sofa...
SC. Insurance Director Loses Property Coverage
Sep 6 2007 // Add the director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance to the thousands of coastal homeowners who have lost property insurance since Hurricane Katrina. Scott Richardson, who lives on Hilton Head Island, was...
S.C. Senate leader seeks insurance department audit
Sep 3 2007 // A South Carolina Senate leader has asked the Legislative Audit Council to review practices at the state insurance department that may have let insurance companies raise rates without adequate oversight. Senate President...
S.C. Firefighters’ Families to Receive Workers Compensation, Donations
Aug 30 2007 // The families of nine firefighters killed in a furniture store fire are set to receive $700,000 each in donations and workers’ compensation payments. Relatives could also receive a federal death benefit that could put...
S.C. Beaches in Good Shape, Some Structures in Path of Danger
Aug 29 2007 // South Carolina’s beaches overall are well prepared to withstand the winds and waves of this year’s hurricane season, but there are a few spots along the coast to worry about, a state official...
