As social media buzzed about church fires in the South, investigators said July 2 that weather caused a destructive blaze at a predominantly black church in South Carolina. The State Law Enforcement Division said in a statement that investigators found …
Improved customer service may be just one benefit insurers could see by using Google Glass in their operations. Michael Clifton, vice president of Insurance for Cognizant, described some of the benefits in the company’s white paper last year, “Google Glass: …
Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation allowing TNCs to operate …
Studying how the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) became more than $23 billion in debt reveals some interesting dynamics about U.S. flood risk. Of the top 15 loss events, 14 are related to tropical cyclones. The top three loss events …
Twenty-eight South Carolina counties are now in the first level of drought. The S.C. Drought Response Committee said June 19 that the counties are in the incipient level of drought. Places such as Florence, Manning and Hartsville had received less …
Going digital for any agency may seem overwhelming, however experts point to strategies that help set priorities, ease the transition and simplify the process. “One of the biggest hurdles for agents is simply knowing where to start,” said Ron Berg, …
The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an uninsured motorist in the state in 2014, was met with little resistance by Tennessee lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bill Haslam on May 20. The …
The Supreme Court opinion upholding current tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will not have any impact on rated U.S. not-for-profit and for-profit health insurance firms because it continues the current operating environment, according to a rating agency. …
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval voiced his support for self-driving cars. Sandoval said this month he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multi-million dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas. …
Amendments proposed to the North Carolina Captive Insurance Act by the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) were met with unanimous support from the N.C. General Assembly and signed into law on June 19, 2015, according to NCDOI. Some of …
