Financially Stretched Homeowners Might Skimp on Insurance. And Hurricane Season is Here.
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Read Stateline coverage of the latest state action on coronavirus. South Carolina state Rep. Wendell Gillard says he`s `getting calls day in and day out` from financially strapped constituents in the hurricane-prone Lowcountry. Hurricane season is here, and they are worried about keeping up with their homeowners insurance payments. `If you don`t have a job, surely you can`t pay your insurance premiums. You can forget about that,` said Gillard, a Democrat from Charleston. `And it couldn`t come at a worse time.` The callers want South Carolina lawmakers to help them cover their insurance premiums or force insurers to temporarily waive them. But Gilliard said his hands are tied because the...