Local bar owners in South Carolina are facing skyrocketing insurance rates due to a liquor liability law passed in 2017, with ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — At Forte Jazz Lounge, the business is music. But the high cost of liquor liability insurance has venues like it facing the sounds of silence. However, thanks to a new ...

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 ...

Bar and restaurant owners talk about it like its some sort of metaphorical boogeyman. A would-be Michael Myers, the infamous horror film villain, lurking just ahead, around the corner, waiting to ...

A new law set to take effect this week aims to alleviate the financial strain on bars and restaurants in the state by ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A new liquor liability law goes into effect Jan. 1, combining previous House and Senate legislation aimed at helping businesses manage rising insurance costs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Liquor liability insurance in South Carolina has become too expensive for many small businesses, forcing them to close or entirely change their business model. Increases dating ...

TAYLORS — When attempts to bring relief to restaurants and bars struggling with high liquor liability insurance rates died in the state Senate last month, owners took a sober look at the road ahead.

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 ...

ISABEL. THANK YOU. AND LAWRENCE, ANOTHER BREWERY IS CLOSING DUE TO LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE COSTS. PALMETTO BROTHERS DISPENSARY DISPENSARY POSTED ON FACEBOOK THAT THE BUSINESS WILL CLOSE ON JUNE ...

State lawmakers recently passed legislation in an effort to provide liquor liability insurance rate relief for South Carolina establishments. Tracy Glantz [email protected] For the last couple ...