CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -- Liquor liability insurance rates are rising for restaurant and bar owners, and those in the hospitality industry say it is a factor leading to more restaurant closures ...

I'm carrying extremely expensive liquor liability insurance, and I don't sell liquor. I sell beer and wine and I close at 10 o'clock." For Cook, the Columbia restaurateur and member of the SC ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina state lawmakers are debating ways to address rising liquor liability insurance rates, which bars and restaurants say are becoming unaffordable. Liquor liability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the last couple years, bar and restaurant owners have been sounding the alarm on an escalating liquor liability insurance ...

OF THE FIRE. THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON WHAT’S LEFT IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. YESTERDAY, THE S.C. HOUSE PASSED A LONG NEGOTIATED COMPROMISE WITH SENATE LEADERS ON LIQUOR LIABILITY AND TORT REFORM. IT’S ...

COLUMBIA — Starting Jan. 1, South Carolina will implement a new insurance law for restaurants and bars, a move some lawmakers hope will bring relief to an industry battered by years of rising costs ...

"The Woody on Main,' a longtime Columbia staple, will close its doors after Halloween, citing rising insurance prices. They say a new law aimed at reducing the amount these bars pay in liability ...

Restaurants and bars are closing across the state at an alarming rate, with about 10 shutting down in Charleston alone in the last month. Owners and experts have cited rent, labor, food costs and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – The South Carolina Senate voted to add a budget proviso that would suspend the state’s liquor liability insurance mandate for one year. Serving alcohol in South Carolina comes ...

COLUMBIA S.C. (WSPA) – Two bills that are said to be a top priority are going to be debated on the senate floor in the next couple of weeks. The rising liquor liability rates are causing some bars and ...