All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 18 2006 // Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot a 138 over two days to place first in the Boys division at the 36-hole North Carolina Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (previously the IIAJC) championship on July...
Jul 12 2006 // The Ohio Insurance Department this week said that about 25,000 minorities in North Carolina could be eligible for benefits as a result of a settlement with Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.An investigation led by...
Jul 12 2006 // Click it or ticket, even in the back seat.With the Senate concurring to changes made by the House, lawmakers Monday night finalized a proposal that requires all North Carolina passengers to buckle up. That measure now goes...
Jul 10 2006 // Some 25,000 minority North Carolinians victimized by race-based premiums could benefit from a settlement agreed upon by Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. and the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The company...
Jul 7 2006 // All vehicle passengers, even those in the back seat, would have to buckle up in North Carolina under a bill that the House tentatively approved Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.Lawmakers approved the mandate, which would levy $75...
Jul 7 2006 // A program intended to prevent illegal immigrants from fraudulently applying for Medicaid has been delayed in North Carolina, possibly until late September, two months after its scheduled start date, officials said.Until...
Jun 30 2006 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has named Kenneth L. Richardson, vice president of Senn Dunn in Greensboro, N.C., as its “Young Agent of the Year.” At the same...
Jun 28 2006 // Steve Edwards of Durham, N.C. has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in an insurance fraud case that left North Carolinians with unpaid workers’ compensation and health insurance claims estimated in...
Jun 16 2006 // Tammy Cope of Old Fort, N.C. has been arrested in McDowell County on six charges of embezzlement according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long.Department of Insurance investigators allege that Cope collected more than...
Jun 14 2006 // As a telephone installer, aircraft maintenance worker and now a self-employed massage therapist, Stacie Schultz has never let illness stop her from earning a living.“I don’t get sick. That’s not who I...
Jun 12 2006 // The defense in the case of a Wake County man accused of killing his wife for insurance money rested its case in Lumberton, N.C. Thursday without the defendant taking the stand.Attorneys for Myron Britt took an early lunch...
May 31 2006 // Spring storm season is upon us and with hurricane season beginning June 1, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long urges North Carolinians to be prepared for any storms that may come toward his state.“No matter where in...
May 24 2006 // Two California-based financial services companies took hundreds of thousands of dollars from senior citizens through deceptive tactics, state Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a lawsuit brought against the companies in...
May 9 2006 // Markel Corporation in Richmond, Va., has named D. Michael Jones senior vice president and general counsel. Jones brings over 25 years of broad-based legal experience to Markel. In his new role, Jones will support the...
May 2 2006 // Members of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina traveled to Washington, DC last week for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s April 26 to 28 National Legislative Conference. The...
May 1 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Co.’s, the third largest auto insurance group in the country, is offering commercial auto insurance through Drive Insurance from Progressive local independent agents in North...
Apr 20 2006 // Maurice “Chico” Sabbah, a Greensboro, N.C. businessman and philanthropist whose risk-sharing insurance company had to pay more than $400 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist...
Apr 20 2006 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has announced a statewide ATV safety blitz involving Safe Kids North Carolina, where volunteers across the state will coordinate efforts to educate parents and caregivers...
Apr 20 2006 // A small agents’ association, Associated Agencies, based in Aberdeen, N.C., has been acquired by the Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina. Associated Agencies was formed in the 1980s by Jimmy...
Apr 18 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina will sponsor qualifying tournaments for the annual Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic (Big I) national finals. The tournament is open to local junior golfers, 18 and...