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For the second year in a row the vehicles most likely to collide with a deer are in West Virginia. Using its deer claims data from the last half of 2007 and the first half of 2008 and motor vehicle registration counts by state from the Federal Highway Administration, State Farm estimates the chances of a West Virginia vehicle colliding with a deer during the next 12 months at 1 in 45. (Posted: 10/9/2008)
New Study Suggests Putting Off Driver Licensure to Save Lives
Most U.S. states allow driving at age 16, 16-and-a-half, or somewhere in between. A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report focuses on the costs in terms of lives of allowing licensure sooner rather than later. (Posted: 9/9/2008)
Multiple Storms Keep Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard on High Alert
After Mother Nature showed Florida with Fay that no part of the state is immune to her wrath, she’s now teasing citizens unmercifully. Since mid-August, a “conga line” of storms has danced its way across the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the United States after stomping on every tropical island in its path. (Posted: 9/9/2008)
Report: 33 Million Licensed Americans May be Unfit for Roads
Results from the 2008 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released May 22 found that 16.4 percent of drivers on the road - roughly 33 million licensed Americans - would not pass a written driver’s test if taken today. (Posted: 5/28/2008)
South Carolina: Municipal Fee Ban Moving
The South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee amended and gave a favorable report Thursday to HB 4797, a bill to prohibit a municipality or county from imposing a fee to respond to an automobile accident. (Posted: 4/22/2008)
South Carolina: SC Safe Home Grant Awards Surpass $1 Million
Scott H. Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance and chairman of the Advisory Committee for the South Carolina Building Codes Council, announced the fifth round of awards of more than $250,000 for the SC Safe Home Grant Program. (Posted: 3/14/2008)
2008 State-by-state Rankings Released of the Best and Worst Tort Systems in America
The Pacific Research Institute released March 11 its report comparing the legal climates of all 50 states. According to the “U.S. Tort Liability Index: 2008 Report,” Florida ranked the worst in terms of tort costs and litigation risks, while North Dakota ranked the best. (Posted: 3/12/2008)
Report: States Better Prepared for Emergencies
An inaugural report on public health preparedness released Feb. 20 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that states have made significant progress with respect to emergency preparedness, but that significant challenges remain. (Posted: 2/21/2008)
Report: Most States Earn Average Grades in Highway Safety
Most states earned average grades in a nationwide report card tracking state progress on the enactment of 15 model laws to curb the near record high number of deaths on the nation’s highways, according to an annual study issued Feb. 18 by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. (Posted: 2/20/2008)
Legislation from Collaboration
South Carolina, like many other states with coastal exposure, has experienced and continues to experience challenges regarding the availability and affordability of coastal property insurance. (Posted: 1/21/2008)
iamnamic | Robert W. Bedell, III, CIC (10/16/2007)
2007 SUMMARY OF NEW STATE LAWS - SOUTH CAROLINA (8/3/2007)
Survey of Hurricane Preparedness Finds One-Third on High Risk Coast Will Refuse Evacuation Order (7/24/2007)
South Carolina: Special Session Approves Workers Comp Reform (6/26/2007)
South Carolina: Governor Signs Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill (6/25/2007)
South Carolina: Governor Signs Coastal Insurance Bill (6/11/2007)
South Carolina: Governor Applauds Senate’s Progress on Coastal Insurance Bill; NAMIC Comments (6/1/2007)
South Carolina: House Coastal Insurance Package Moves on to Full Senate (5/22/2007)
Plenty of Political Intrigue Brewing in 2007 State Election Races (5/21/2007)
Road Rage Survey Reveals Best, Worst Cities (5/16/2007)
Report: Emerging Risks Impeding Business Development; Leaders Lack Understanding of Real Risks (5/15/2007)
South Carolina: Coastal Reform Passes House (5/15/2007)
NAMIC Asks South Carolina Governor to Sign Coastal Property Insurance Reform Bill (5/9/2007)
Car Thieves Take the Bait (5/2/2007)
Chamber Study Ranks Best, Worst Lawsuit Climates; Delaware Tops List (4/26/2007)
South Carolina: Governor, Insurance Director Outline Coastal Insurance Efforts (4/24/2007)
Climate Models Suggest Warming-Induced Wind Shear Changes Could Impact Hurricane Development, Intensity (4/18/2007)
New Report Shows Increased Flood Risk from Global Warming Despite Billions Spent on Flood-Control Projects (4/16/2007)
Private Market is Best Mechanism to Address Coastal Insurance Issues, NAMIC CEO Tells Congress (4/11/2007)
NAMIC: Benjamin Franklin Public Policy Award Recipients Named (4/10/2007)
NAMIC Presents Benjamin Franklin Public Policy Award to Members of the 109th Congress (4/5/2007)
‘Very Active’ Hurricane Season Predicted; Global Warming Effect on Hurricanes Debunked (4/4/2007)
South Carolina: Insurance Information Institute Briefs Media on Coastal Insurance Issues (3/30/2007)
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