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.

Eight of 15 designer liability insurers reported in a recent survey that they started charging higher rates in 2025, but five insurers kept rates the same and two actually lowered them. Of those that ...

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