All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2004 // A “demand to produce information” has been issued by the North Carolina Department of Insurance in an effort to closely scrutinize the records and practices of more than 5,000 insurance companies and brokers...
Oct 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long showed Friday just how high he would go to get re-elected.He climbed to the top of the New Bern Fire and Rescue Department’s 40-foot training tower during a campaign...
Oct 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) recently announced that Dewey Meshaw has been named as IIANC’s Company Professional of the Year. Selected annually, this award recognizes an insurance...
Oct 11 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks to be distributed to North Carolinians during the...
Oct 10 2004 // North Carolina’s economic woes are reportedly well-known, with textile mills shutting down, a less-than encouraging national financial outlook, and lengthy lines at the unemployment office. The situation may continue...
Oct 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the election of Bo Walker of Walker Robinson Clark in Statesville, as its new president. Walker was elected to the office during the IIANC Annual...
Oct 1 2004 // A report released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners comparing auto insurance rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that North Carolina ranks eighth in the nation for the lowest...
Sep 28 2004 // Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, has partnered with Homes4NC, the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, to aid those in Western North Carolina who...
Sep 24 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks being distributed to North Carolinians in the coming...
Sep 23 2004 // U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao visited Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday to survey hurricane damage and announce a National Emergency Grant of up to $10 million, with an initial release of $3.5 million. The grant...
Sep 20 2004 // Federal disaster aid for individuals and business owners affected by Tropical Storm Frances has been extended in North Carolina to include the counties of Alexander, Bladen, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Columbus,...
Sep 16 2004 // Only five days after President Bush declared 15 North Carolina counties disaster areas, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has disbursed $1,124,642 million to individuals who...
Sep 11 2004 // North Carolina is receiving federal aid programs to help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Frances.The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under...
Aug 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases—a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers....
Aug 16 2004 // Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR), a coalition of more than 230,000 specialty physicians working to ending medical lawsuit abuse, said Erskine Bowles, Democratic candidate for John Edwards’ open U.S. Senate...
Aug 13 2004 // by Susan KimBy Friday morning, two million residents and visitors had evacuated Florida as Hurricane Charley edged its 110-mph winds closer to the state’s west coast. The storm could send parts of Tampa and its...
Aug 11 2004 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has sent a letter to the regional director of the Small Business Administration requesting a disaster declaration for residents and business owners in Dare and Hyde counties who suffered...
Aug 3 2004 // SEEC Inc., a provider of legacy modernization solutions for insurance, financial services and manufacturing, and Enterprise Web provider Plumtree Software announced that North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group (NCFB)...
Aug 3 2004 // With maximum sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour, tropical storm-turned-Hurricane Alex is moving along the coast of North Carolina toward the Outer Banks, and local property owners should take some basic...
Jul 29 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has signed three settlement agreements with companies that reportedly participated in discriminatory rating practices in North Carolina.The settlements with the companies,...