All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 5 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that a cease and desist order—levying two fines worth $390,000—was issued against American Benefits and Insurance Services Inc. of Salt Lake City. According to...
Jul 5 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced Gevedon Insurance Agency, of Columbus, is currently under criminal investigation for numerous charges of alleged embezzlement.Polk County Sheriff’s Department...
Jun 18 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that a cease and desist order – levying two fines worth $390,000 – was issued against American Benefits and Insurance Services Inc. of Salt Lake City....
Jun 8 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced Gevedon Insurance Agency, of Columbus, is currently under criminal investigation for numerous charges of alleged embezzlement. Polk County Sheriff’s Department...
Jun 8 2004 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has declared a state of disaster and emergency for Bolton, Lake Waccamaw, Chadbourn, Tabor City, Fair Bluff and Whiteville due to a Jan. 26-27 ice storm.The towns qualify for a Type 1...
Jun 7 2004 // Being on the editorial side of things here at Insurance Journal Southeast, one never knows what will be coming across their desk on a given day.This issue, as with all publications we put out, has a bit of something for...
Jun 7 2004 // Crossing Paths with North Carolina Senator Elizabeth DoleBy Dave Thomas Having served U.S. Presidents, the medical community and North Carolina residents as senator for the Tar Heel State, Sen. Elizabeth Dole has...
May 24 2004 // As the weather heats up, North Carolinians love to take to the waters and enjoy a day of fun and sun at their local lake, river or beach. Yet an enjoyable day on the water can soon turn tragic if safety guidelines...
May 20 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that the investigation into former Department of Transportation employee Denise Sharon Hargrove, 37, of Raleigh, turned up additional allegations of fraud.Department...
May 17 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Denise Sharon Hargrove, 37, of Raleigh, on charges of insurance fraud. Hargrove allegedly stole nearly $170,000 in fraudulent disability claims from...
May 17 2004 // Hurricane Isabel was directly or indirectly responsible for 50 deaths nationwide and caused an estimated $170 million of property damage in North Carolina last September. Experts predict 14 named storms and eight...
May 10 2004 // Recent statistics reportedly show that 41 North Carolina children under the age of 5 died from unintentional injuries in 2002. Among children ages 1 to 4, unintentional injuries were second only to motor vehicle injuries...
May 4 2004 // Gateway Financial Holdings Inc., the holding company for Gateway Bank & Trust Co., announced that its subsidiary, Gateway Insurance Services Inc., purchased Whitehurst Insurance Agency, Inc. effective May 1, 2004....
May 3 2004 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has reaffirmed the constitutionality of the state’s law capping punitive damages, a decision that maintains the certainty and predictability of North Carolina’s judicial system,...
May 3 2004 // Southeast News • April 7, 2004 “We need more of these controls on the get rich quick low files out there. Other states need to incorporate the same cap, that’s more than enough.” — Weldon...
May 3 2004 // Southeast News • April 7, 2004 “We need more of these controls on the get rich quick low files out there. Other states need to incorporate the same cap, that’s more than enough.” — Weldon...
May 3 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of North Carolina at 8,049,313. Approximately 78 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 23 percent...
Apr 27 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina will sponsor qualifying tournaments for the annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC) national finals. The tournament is open to local junior...
Apr 27 2004 // Hurricane Isabel was directly or indirectly responsible for 50 deaths nationwide and caused an estimated $170 million of property damage in North Carolina last September. Experts predict 14 named storms and eight...
Apr 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America reported that Ernest Jeffrey Thomas of LaGrange, N.C., was honored with the InsurPac Young Agent Recognition Award bestowed annually upon the young agent or broker...