But the high cost of liquor liability insurance has venues like it facing the sounds of silence. However, thanks to a new amendment, help could be on the way.

In recent months, a law mandating a $1 million liquor liability insurance policy for businesses serving alcohol after 5 p.m. forced many small businesses to close amid soaring insurance premiums.

They say they have seen liquor liability insurance rates rise to new costs recently, risking everything they work so hard for. The problem goes back to 2017, when a law was placed that requires all ...

Some restaurant and bar owners in the Lowcountry say rising liquor liability insurance rates are forcing them to close their doors, but we now hear from the other side of the equation.