Home insurance rates in South Carolina could spike this year if the predicted above-normal Atlantic hurricane season comes to pass, a new report shows. The recent report from Insurify predicts that ...

SOUTH CAROLINA — Local bar owners in South Carolina are facing skyrocketing insurance rates due to a liquor liability law passed in 2017, with some stating it could force them to close their doors.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina lawmakers plan to track prices and the state of the insurance industry with the potential to create regulations for the field. Sen. Sandy Senn (R-Charleston) ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the cost of insurance required to serve alcohol continues to soar, South Carolina lawmakers are actively seeking solutions to alleviate the burden on bar and restaurant owners ...

HELPING OTHERS. NEW AT FIVE. SOME GOOD NEWS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA BUSINESSES STRUGGLING WITH SKYROCKETING INSURANCE COSTS. THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS PASSED A BILL ADDRESSING LIQUOR LIABILITY ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA) — With insurance fraud complaints on the rise in South Carolina, state lawmakers are taking a closer look at the issue. According to the state Department of Insurance (DOI), the ...

(WIS) - Small businesses across South Carolina continue to feel the burden financially from price hikes on their liquor liability licenses, even forcing some in the Midlands to close. Many citizens ...

A financial lesson of storms past has gone largely unheeded in the Palmetto State. It appears to have come down to a matter of dollars and cents. Property owners in South Carolina aren't lining up to ...

When Joe Clarke opened Forte Jazz Lounge in 2019, a liquor liability insurance policy cost $6,000 for him to sell wine and beer. It doubled the following year. The policy jumped to $32,000 when Forte ...