Tasha Butler introduces Columbia to a better-insurance buying experience, opens a Brightway Insurance Agency
February 17, 2021
Residents in and around Columbia now can experience a better way to buy insurance for their homes, vehicles and much more as veteran Insurance Agent and now Brightway Agency Owner,…
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Seibels appoints Kellie Reid Director of Policy Administration and Compliance
February 12, 2021
COLUMBIA, SC – Seibels is pleased to announce the appointment of Kellie Reid to Director of Policy Administration and Compliance. In this leadership role, Ms. Reid will oversee Seibels’ Customer…
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Seibels appoints Pam Ringquist Chief People Officer
December 8, 2020
COLUMBIA, SC – Seibels announced the promotion of Pam Ringquist to Chief People Officer. In this senior leadership role, Ms. Ringquist is responsible for leading Seibels’ workforce planning, talent development,…
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A Health Insurance Program for Medical Professionals – SCMA’s Members’ Insurance Trust
December 8, 2020
By William Render Executive Director for the SCMA Members’ Insurance Trust For nearly 40 years, the South Carolina Medical Association Members’ Insurance Trust (SCMA MIT) has been committed to…
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Seibels appoints Jim Brophy Assistant Vice President of Pricing & Vendor Management
November 19, 2020
Seibels announced the promotion of Jim Brophy to Assistant Vice President of Pricing & Vendor Management. Since joining Seibels in 2017, Mr. Brophy established the Pricing Department where he introduced…
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Dockside Logistics establishing operations in Dorchester County
October 27, 2020
$8.5 Million Investment Will Create 26 New Jobs Dockside Logistics, a leading warehousing and distribution company, announced plans to establish operations in Dorchester County. The $8.5 million investment will create…
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The Cason Group
October 22, 2020
The Cason Group exists to provide a platform for employees to serve, be challenged and be a light in the marketplace. We serve insurance professionals by delivering creative sales and…
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Turner Padget boosts insurance practice in Columbia
October 20, 2020
Turner Padget announced the addition of Abigail “Abby” Bray as an associate in its Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith practice in Columbia. Bray represents insurers, including policyholders and carriers, with…
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Are you prepared for open enrollment in a digital world?
October 15, 2020
By Andrew Monk, Manager Benefits Education The Cason Group With a global pandemic continuing to affect the workplace, many businesses will be conducting open enrollment for 2021 with a remote…
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Brandon Jamison Sr. opens a Brightway Insurance Agency
October 14, 2020
Brightway, The Brandon Jamison Agency offers more choice of insurance brands for your Home, Auto and other insurance needs While the country’s response to the Coronavirus has caused many business…
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Brandon Jamison Sr. opens a Brightway Insurance Agency
October 14, 2020
While the country’s response to the Coronavirus has caused many business operations to pause, Brightway Insurance remains committed to customers and to people who want to build their own business…
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Seibels appoints Rao Tadepalli Chief Information Officer
October 13, 2020
Columbia, SC-based, Seibels, announced the appointment of Rao Tadepalli to Chief Information Officer. Mr. Tadepalli will oversee Seibels’ Information Technology Services which includes software development, implementation and support, data center…
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Healthy Blue℠ donates to MUSC Project ECHO to continue quality care for Opioid Use Patients
October 7, 2020
According to the American Medical Association*, states across the nation have reported increases in drug-related deaths during COVID-19. In South Carolina, the number of emergency responses to overdoses nearly doubled…
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Clarke & Company Benefits, LLC
September 17, 2020
Clarke & Company Benefits is a full service employee benefits insurance agency. Our job is to consult your company’s insurance needs and deliver a solution. We execute this solution through…
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Forbes recognizes BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina as one of America’s Best Employers for New Graduates
September 17, 2020
Forbes magazine has named BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina to its 2020 list of America’s Best Employers for New Graduates. BlueCross is one of two South Carolina-based companies to make…
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Dovetail launches next-gen platform for the small commercial insurance market
September 3, 2020
Dovetail, a leading digital MGA in the small commercial insurance market, today announced the launch of Dovetail for Agents, a next-generation quote, bind, and issue platform for independent agents in the…
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Colonial Life and Communities in Schools partner to launch workforce readiness initiatives
September 2, 2020
Employee benefits provider Colonial Life, will partner with Communities In Schools of the Midlands (CISM) to promote workforce readiness for high school students in Richland County. Colonial Life awarded the…
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The Allstate Foundation awards $75,000 to Alive at 25
September 1, 2020The Allstate Foundation awards $75,000 to support teen driving awareness through Alive at 25, a defensive driving course from the National Safety Council Southeastern Chapter (SCNSC). Every 1.4 hours a…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina again earns Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employer Award
August 31, 2020
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has been recognized by Forbes magazine with the America’s Best-In-State Employer Award. The recognition highlights the company’s stability, good corporate citizenship, support for professional growth…
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South Risk Management adds depth to service with 3 new team members
August 28, 2020South Risk Management has added additional depth to its service team by hiring three new client managers: Angie Widener is a West Columbia native who graduated from Airport High School…
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Duck Creek Technologies goes public
August 26, 2020
Duck Creek Technologies, Inc., a provider of SaaS-delivered enterprise software to the property and casualty insurance industry, announced on August 13 the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina donates to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
August 25, 2020
In its latest demonstration of community investment and corporate citizenship, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is committing funding to the state’s five, private four-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)…
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Darren Foy and James Martin of HUB International earn 2019 SHARP award
August 17, 2020HUB International announced that Darren Foy and James Martin of Columbia, SC have been recognized as 2019 SHARP Award winners. Foy and Martin are two of six 2019 SHARP recipients…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announces statewide initiative to improve health outcomes through Diabetes Free SC
July 14, 2020
Long before the coronavirus pandemic put a spotlight on health disparities faced by African-Americans, South Carolinians were plagued by the epidemic of diabetes, which also disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. While…
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Colonial Life, Unum create fund to advance racial equality
July 7, 2020
Employee benefits provider Colonial Life, along with parent Unum, will use a new Social Justice Fund to create stronger, more equitable communities. The fund will support organizations working to end…
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SCHB Self Insurers Fund announces Weston R. Griffeth as Administrator
July 6, 2020
COLUMBIA, SC – SCHB Self Insurers Fund (SCHBSIF), a provider of stable, cost-effective workers’ compensation coverage for the construction industry, announced that Weston R. Griffeth has been named Administrator. Herb…
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SCHB Self Insurers Fund announces Weston R. Griffeth as Administrator
July 2, 2020
SCHB Self Insurers Fund (SCHBSIF), a provider of stable, cost-effective workers’ compensation coverage for the construction industry, announced that Weston R. Griffeth has been named Administrator. Herb Witter, SCHBSIF’s Chairman…
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SCHB Self Insurers Fund announces Weston R. Griffeth as Administrator
July 2, 2020
SCHB Self Insurers Fund (SCHBSIF), a provider of stable, cost-effective workers’ compensation coverage for the construction industry, today announced that Weston R. Griffeth has been named Administrator. Herb Witter, SCHBSIF’s…
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Five SC students receive college scholarships from Workers’ Compensation insurer
July 2, 2020SCHB Self Insurers Fund announced the recipients of their 2020-2021 Scholarship Program. Two high school graduates and three current college students were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship. An independent panel…
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Columbia food bank receives donation as part of Farm Bureau Insurance® Statewide initiative
June 1, 2020
Farm Bureau Insurance agents reprsenting the George Rogers Blvd. office in Columbia presented a check totaling $3,635.50 to The Cooperative Ministry to help meet the increased demand for assistance due…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan waive cost-sharing for in-network COVID-19 treatment
April 2, 2020
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and its subsidiary BlueChoice HealthPlan announced that effective immediately, the insurers will waive all out-of-pocket costs related to in-network COVID-19 medical treatment for members, through…
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Aging and Eldercare – What’s Your Plan?
March 27, 2020
By Molly Thomas FPQP® at Abacus Planning Group Benjamin Franklin wisely said, “When you fail to plan you are planning to fail”. Many of us and most of our parents…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina expands access to Telehealth benefits
March 23, 2020
Telehealth visits provide convenience for members to access health care at home. This will also help slow the spread of COVID-19 by limiting exposure, mitigating the surge of demand on our…
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South Carolina Federal CUSO adds insurance agent in Columbia
February 26, 2020
South Carolina Federal Credit Union’s CUSO, SCF Solutions, LLC*, has hired a new insurance agent to serve clients in the midlands region. Todd Pelfrey has joined SCF Solutions as a…
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Colonial Life names three new leaders to support customer experience
February 23, 2020
Three new leaders have been named to help lead Colonial Life’ efforts to serve millions of policyholders and their family members. Stephanie Ek, Annette Hill and Tariq Mirza will lead…
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National Cybersecurity Legal Institute focuses on ransomware
February 18, 2020
On March 5, the University of South Carolina School of Law will host the 2nd annual National Cybersecurity Legal Institute in Columbia, SC. In partnership with the FBI, the School…
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HUB Carolinas President and CEO, Tommy Suggs, receives Honorary Life Membership Award
February 10, 2020
Tommy Suggs, President and CEO of HUB Carolinas, has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association with an Honorary Life Membership Award. The award was presented to Suggs during…
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Colonial Life promotes Longo to AVP
January 23, 2020
Donna Longo has been named the new assistant vice president of Product and Market Development for Colonial Life. In this new role, she is responsible for the disability product line,…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina employees give in a major way
January 22, 2020
Employees help support charitable organizations through donations and volunteer service BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina employees donate generously to causes they care about and volunteer thousands of hours to support communities…
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Aflac grant to aid Mission Lexington
January 8, 2020
A grant has been awarded to Mission Lexington by Aflac, housed at Central Carolina Community Foundation. It will fund a new project, “Operation Splish Splash” to provide hygiene products to…
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Allstar Financial Group hires PR veteran to expand corporate responsibility program
January 8, 2020
Cathy Cobbs, who has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of journalism, public relations, and community engagement, has joined the Allstar advertising division as its Public Relations…
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South Risk Management named to FCCI’s Chairman’s Club
December 1, 2019
FCCI Insurance Group has named South Risk Management to its Chairman’s Club, marking it as one of the insurer’s top agency partners. FCCI works through independent agents such as those…
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South Risk again named one of 40 fastest-growing companies in SC
October 7, 2019For the second year in a row, South Risk Management has been named one of South Carolina’s 40 fastest-growing companies by SC Biz News. Twenty large companies and 20 small…
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Cathy Jansen joins HUB Carolinas as commercial insurance advisor
October 1, 2019
HUB Carolinas, a region of HUB International, the fifth largest insurance brokerage in the world, recently announced that Cathy Jansen has joined HUB Carolinas as a commercial insurance advisor in…
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Colonial Life launches new whole life coverage
September 23, 2019
Many people just think of life insurance as something useful when there’s a death. But Colonial Life’s new individual whole life insurance coverage announced today has the flexibility to provide…
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Colonial Life sponsors Innovation Challenge for juniors, seniors attending HBCUs
September 9, 2019
Colonial Life, a leader in worksite benefits, and The Company Lab are partnering to host the 2019 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Challenge. The challenge invites juniors and seniors…
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Wade Pfau, renowned retirement income expert, to speak at the FPA of South Carolina annual symposium
September 6, 2019
The Financial Planning Association of South Carolina announced today that Wade Pfau, Ph.D., CFP, will speak at their annual symposium and sponsor expo being held on Thursday, October 10 and…
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Ad Boyle becomes director of Employee Benefits at South Risk Management
August 12, 2019
South Risk Management announced that Ad Boyle was recently named director of the company’s Employee Benefits division. With this designation, he will be responsible for the strategic direction of this…
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Colonial Life names new vice president of claims, contact center and account services
August 12, 2019
Charlene Glidden has been named vice president of claims, contact center and account services at Colonial Life. In this role, she is responsible for premium and billing, account and policyholder…
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Colonial Life program sends educators back to class
July 29, 2019There are 24 educators participating in the 2019-20 Education Leaders Experience. Educators from across the Midlands are heading back to class this year as part of a program from Colonial…
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