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South Carolina Insurance
South Carolina, also known as the Palmetto State, is among the southern Atlantic coast states of the US. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and southeast and the Savannah and the Chattooga Rivers form its entire boundary with Georgia. The state of South Carolina entered the Union, as the eighth of the 13 original states, in 1788.
The economy was dominated by the state’s agriculture until, in the 20th century, manufacturing took over. In addition, service industries like South Carolina auto insurance, South Carolina life insurance, South Carolina health insurance, and South Carolina Home Insurance began to take on an increasingly important role, and tourism became the second most important industry. A large amount of timber, most of it softwoods for making timber and paper are produced, and leading manufacturing products are processed food, chemicals, industrial machinery, rubber and plastics, electronic equipment, metal items, transport equipment, and glass products.
Due to the large industrial services located in the state, it is important that the employers involved in these industries provide adequate coverage in the form of South Carolina health insurance and South Carolina life insurance. These forms of insurance are important in maintaining and protecting families in the state from illness and injury.
South Carolina extends from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Appalachian Mountains in the north-west, with an area of 31,189 square miles and a coastline of about 187 miles, with multiple inlets and many of the Sea Islands chain just off the coast. Physically, the geography can be divided into three regions. The Atlantic Coastal Plain has the Sea Islands, separated from the mainland by salt-water marshes, and lagoons. The Piedmont Plateau is rocky, and rises to meet the Blue Ridge mountain region. Principle Rivers include the Great Pee Dee, the Santee, and the Savannah. South Carolina has no large natural lakes. South Carolina’s climate is humid subtropical in the rest of the state and humid continental in the Blue Ridge area. The low general elevation and the warm Gulf Stream in the Atlantic make the winters mild, and the Appalachian Mountains, screen the state from bitter cold air.
It is along the Atlantic coast where the state is most prone to experiencing severe weather. A large portion of the thunderstorms in the state form over the ocean and then move inland. The state has also take the brunt end of tropical storms that are the result of dying hurricanes that have hit the southern states. For residents living in this area, it is important for them to maintain adequate South Carolina home insurance and South Carolina auto insurance in the state to protect their assets. |
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