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Farmer Confirmed As South Carolina Insurance Commissioner

The South Carolina Senate voted 29-1 to confirm a retired insurance lobbyist as the state’s new insurance commissioner. Raymond Farmer was appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as director for the South Carolina Department of Insurance last November to …

South Carolina Names Insurance Lobbyist Farmer as Insurance Chief

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named Ray Farmer as the state’s new insurance regulator. Farmer is a lobbyist with the property/casualty insurance trade group, the American Insurance Association. Farmer replaces David Black, who resigned nearly a year ago after …

57 South Carolina Homeowners Receive Mitigation Grants

South Carolina insurance officials this week awarded 57 grants to coastal homeowners for use in installing new roofing systems and taking other steps to fortify their homes against hurricanes. State Insurance Director David Black said the grants, totaling more than …

Liberty Life CEO Black Picked to Be New South Carolina Commissioner

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants David Black, a former executive with Liberty Life Insurance Co., to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Black served as president and CEO of Liberty Life Insurance Co. from 2004 to 2010. He served …