All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 21 2020 // Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) has continued its expansion in the mid-south region through a partnership with Kevin Brewer & Associates of Charlotte, N.C. According to Jim Trotter, Keystone state vice president for...
Jul 17 2020 // When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles.Seven months later, his shop was ready for business. But...
Jul 16 2020 // North Carolina’s highest court has temporarily blocked a judge’s ruling that allowed dozens of North Carolina’s bowling alleys to reopen by overturning a portion of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19...
Jul 13 2020 // Lamb Insurance Services has acquired Prestige Insurance Services, effective July 1, 2020. Gene Dennis, managing client executive of Prestige, and his team will join the company with a focus on expanding service to the...
Jul 10 2020 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has appointed Andrew Davis as the North Carolina Marketing representative for the company.Davis is a native of Belmont, N.C., who has been with JSA since 2017 when he joined the...
Jul 7 2020 // Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. said on Wednesday it will build an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, developing a $1 billion construction project that’s expected to create more than...
Jul 6 2020 // North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has filed his lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s decisions to shutter businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic without getting the backing of other elected officials.Forest...
Jul 6 2020 // High Street Insurance Partners, Gates-Cole AssociatesTraverse City, Michigan-based High Street Insurance Partners has acquired Gates-Cole Associates in New Hartford, New York. Financial details of the transaction were not...
Jul 2 2020 // All North Carolinians living and working in nursing homes will soon receive a one-time coronavirus test, the state announced Tuesday.Mandy Cohen, the state’s top public health official, said the state’s effort...
Jul 2 2020 // Online insurance marketplace Policygenius has made its first executive hire for its North Carolina headquarters.Erik Garr, who established Google Fiber’s operation in Durham, N.C, and was the director of strategy and...
Jun 30 2020 // BB&T Insurance Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Truist Bank, is officially now doing business as Truist Insurance Holdings, Inc.With $30 billion in premium in 2019, Truist Insurance Holdings is the fifth-largest...
Jun 26 2020 // The North Carolina General Assembly failed on Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a measure that would have allowed gyms and bars to open again despite his executive order keeping them closed...
Jun 23 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Progress LLC, operating as Duke Energy Florida LLC, for exposing employees to excavation hazards at a Zephyrhills,...
Jun 23 2020 // Relation Insurance Services, a privately owned insurance brokerage that offers property and casualty, risk management, employee benefits, and TPA-consulting services through its family of brands across the United States,...
Jun 22 2020 // North Carolina legislators sent another bill on Thursday to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper designed to overturn parts of his executive order for COVID-19 that’s kept several types of retail businesses shuttered for...
Jun 19 2020 // Heavy rains caused flash flooding in parts of North Carolina, leading to washed-out roads and bridges and prompting multiple water rescues.Reports indicated that 5 inches of rainfall fell in parts of the state east of...
Jun 16 2020 // A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a real estate company on North Carolina’s Outer Banks after it allegedly refused to issue refunds for people who couldn’t visit because of coronavirus-related...
Jun 12 2020 // W.E. Love & Associates (WEL), an XPT Group company, has hired Christopher Joyce, who joins as underwriter. Joyce will continue his career as a specialist in the transportation niche, as WEL continues to expand its...
Jun 8 2020 // Total Insurance Plus, LLC (TIP), an alliance of independent insurance agencies, has welcomed Flatlands Jessup Insurance Group, LLC to its agency network. Flatlands Jessup Insurance is based in Washington, N.C. and has five...
Jun 3 2020 // An early morning fire damaged a building at Stagville, a state historic site that includes remnants of one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. The Durham County Sheriff’s Office said fire rescue personnel...