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SUMMARY:"We Are SC Business" Rally
DESCRIPTION:We are at a critical moment in our fight for tort reform. S.244 is now before the full Senate\, and we must act. The lawsuit industry is flooding lawmakers with misinformation now is our time to set the record straight.\n\n\n\nAttend the "We Are SC Business" Rally   March 5th at 11:00 AM at the Statehouse. Show our strength with hard hats\, vests\, and a strong turnout!\n\n\n\nWhy It Matters:\n\n  Fairness & Accountability   Prevents businesses from being forced to pay for damages they didn't cause and ensures builders and sub-contractors are not indefinitely exposed to litigation.\n\n  Legal Predictability   Ensures all responsible parties are held accountable not just the easiest target.\n\n  Lower Insurance Costs   South Carolina businesses pay 49% higher insurance rates than North Carolina. The main reason is our broken legal system and the loopholes in our statute of repose.\n\n  We Are Losing Coverage   Nine major insurers have stopped writing general liability policies for subcontractors working with builders\, especially\, in coastal counties. Without reform\, more will follow. \n\n  This is NOT About Big Insurance   Our tort laws make South Carolina an outlier\, driving insurers out of the market and leaving builders\, subcontractors\, and small businesses with skyrocketing costs or no coverage at all.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">We are at a critical moment in our fight for tort reform. <strong>S.244 is now before the full Senate\, and we must act.</strong> The lawsuit industry is flooding lawmakers with misinformation&mdash\;now is our time to set the record straight.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:18px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;">Attend the &ldquo\;We Are SC Business&rdquo\; Rally &ndash\; March 5th at 11:00 AM</span></strong></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;"> at the Statehouse.</span> Show our strength with hard hats\, vests\, and a strong turnout!</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:13.5pt\;">Why It Matters:</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui emoji\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#10004\;</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> <strong>Fairness &amp\; Accountability</strong> &ndash\; Prevents businesses from being forced to pay for damages they didn&rsquo\;t cause and ensures builders and sub-contractors are not indefinitely exposed to litigation.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui emoji\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#10004\;</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> <strong>Legal Predictability</strong> &ndash\; Ensures all responsible parties are held accountable&mdash\;not just the easiest target.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui emoji\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#10004\;</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> <strong>Lower Insurance Costs</strong> &ndash\; South Carolina businesses pay <strong>49% higher insurance rates</strong> than North Carolina. The main reason is our broken legal system and the loopholes in our statute of repose.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui emoji\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#10004\;</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> <strong>We Are Losing Coverage</strong> &ndash\; <strong>Nine major insurers</strong> have stopped writing general liability policies for subcontractors working with builders\, especially\, in coastal counties. Without reform\, more will follow. </span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui emoji\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&#10004\;</span></span><span style="font-family:times new roman\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> <strong>This is NOT About Big Insurance</strong> &ndash\; Our tort laws make South Carolina an outlier\, driving insurers out of the market and leaving builders\, subcontractors\, and small businesses with skyrocketing costs or no coverage at all.</span></span>
LOCATION:SC Statehouse\, Columbia SC
UID:e.9591.21822
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DTSTAMP:20260406T095151Z
URL:http://columbiabuilderssc.memberzone.com/events/details/we-are-sc-business-rally-21822
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