South Carolina Extends Use of Emergency Adjusters After Helene January 14, 2025 Property and auto insurers in South Carolina can keep non-resident adjusters on the job for at least another 90 days,...
SCDOI Orders Atlantic Coast Life and its Reinsurer to Cease Writing in the State December 27, 2024 South Carolina regulators have ordered Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer, Southern Atlantic Re, to stop writing new...
SC Man Sentenced for Targeting Drivers in Parking Lot Insurance Fraud Scheme November 7, 2024 A 44-year-old South Carolina man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to an auto insurance...
Career Criminal Sentenced on More Insurance Fraud Charges in South Carolina July 2, 2024 A South Carolina man with a long criminal history has pleaded guilty to multiple insurance fraud and identity fraud schemes...
SC Governor Elevates Wise to DOI Director Position April 28, 2023 South Carolina’s governor has elevated acting insurance department leader Michael Wise to the position of director. Wise, who’s been with...
South Carolina Passes Flood Insurance Law to Boost Private Market October 6, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The state of South Carolina is aiming to foster new flood insurance coverage options through the enactment of the South...
South Carolina Insurance Dept. Makes Staff Changes, Names New Deputy Directors April 20, 2020 The South Carolina Department of Insurance will be implementing a variety of organizational changes that will become effective May 1,...
Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak March 20, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak,...
South Carolina Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Bulletin for Dorian September 3, 2019 South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer has issued an insurance bulletin for Hurricane Dorian to all insurers, adjusters, producers,...
Nearly $4.2M Recovered for South Carolina Insurance Consumers in 2018 February 1, 2019 The South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) assisted insurance consumers in the state in receiving more than $4.18 million in...