Latest North Carolina Headlines

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North Carolina Insurers File for 18.7% Increase on Dwelling Policies

Dec 16 2020 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents all companies writing property insurance in the state, is seeking an 18.7% statewide average increase in dwelling policies.The North Carolina Department of Insurance said it...

Black Firefighters in North Carolina Allege Racism Amid Larger Reckoning

Dec 1 2020 // They threw her new cellphone on the roof of the station house and placed nails under the wheels of her pickup truck. As she prepared to answer a call, someone poured tobacco juice in her boots. It was too much for Timika...

North Carolina Regulator to Modify Moratorium on Lindberg Firms

Dec 1 2020 // A North Carolina Superior Court gave approval to the state’s insurance regulator to modify the moratorium on insurance businessman Greg Lindberg’s financially impaired Colorado Bankers and Bankers Life...

Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Nuisance Lawsuits in N.C. as Court Affirms Verdict

Nov 24 2020 // A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby...

Flooding in North Carolina Prompts State of Emergency

Nov 16 2020 // Flooding from heavy rains across North Carolina prompted Gov. Roy Cooper to declare a state of emergency on Friday as searchers looked for a 1-year-old and an adult who disappeared when high water swept through a...

Causey Re-Elected as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner

Nov 16 2020 // Incumbent Mike Causey, a Republican, has defeated Democrat Wayne Goodwin in the third rematch between the two candidates for the position of North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.The Associated Press reported Wednesday...

North Carolina Insurers Seek 24.5% Rate Hike for Homeowners

Nov 13 2020 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an average statewide rate increase of 24.5% on homeowners insurance rates in the state, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.The NCRB is not...

Frank Winston Crum Expands GL, Excess Programs into N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Nov 12 2020 // Frank Winston Crum Insurance (FWCI) has launched general liability and excess liability insurance programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to coincide with its previously available worker’s...

North Carolina Woman Accused of Filing Fake Insurance Claims

Nov 9 2020 // A North Carolina woman has been arrested for filing fake insurance claims suggesting she was the victim of theft, vandalism and electrical problems at her home, officials said.North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike...

Causey Re-Elected as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner

Nov 5 2020 // Incumbent Mike Causey, a Republican, has defeated Democrat Wayne Goodwin in the third rematch between the two candidates for the position of North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.The Associated Press reported Wednesday...

Investigation Into North Carolina Community College Cyberattack Ongoing

Nov 3 2020 // A data breach at a North Carolina community college may have affected many of its current and former students.The Greensboro News & Records reported last week that Guilford Technical Community College was hit with a...

Zeta Leaves Its Mark on Southeast States

Nov 2 2020 // Millions of people were without power and at least six were dead Thursday after Hurricane Zeta slammed into Louisiana and made a beeline across the South, leaving shattered buildings, thousands of downed trees and fresh...

Landslide from Tropical Storm Zeta Causes 90-Mile Detour in North Carolina

Nov 2 2020 // A landslide caused by Tropical Storm Zeta has blocked a North Carolina road, severing access between mountain counties and forcing motorists to take a 90-mile detour, officials said Friday.McDowell County Emergency...

Candidates in Hotly Contested North Carolina Insurance Race Talk Scandal, Priorities

Nov 2 2020 // The race for the next North Carolina Insurance Commissioner features two familiar faces to state voters in what is a three-peat showdown featuring Republican Mike Causey and Democrat Wayne Goodwin.Causey, the incumbent,...

Declarations

Nov 2 2020 // “Retaliation takes all different forms. … Losing your job, losing shifts, losing pay — or if you’ve already lost your job, you can’t find another job in that industry.”— Sharyn...

N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit

Nov 2 2020 // A judge in Durham County, N.C., has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit.Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson Jr. ruled...

Scott Benefit Services Expands Senior Living Practice in Southeast

Oct 26 2020 // Scott Benefit Services, a division of Scott Insurance, will expand its Senior Living Practice into additional markets in the Southeast region.The Senior Living Practice, led by Pim Jager, vice president and branch leader...

North Carolina Continues on Reopening Path Despite Rising Virus Numbers

Oct 23 2020 // North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state will keep its reopening guidelines in place for three more weeks, at a time when key coronavirus metrics worsen.Since Cooper increased mass indoor and...

Insurer to Appeal Restaurants’ Win in North Carolina COVID Business Interruption Case

Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit.Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...

Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit

Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit.Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...