Latest North Carolina Headlines

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2 Dozen Residents at North Carolina Assisted Living Center Positive for COVID-19

Apr 7 2020 // About two dozen residents at an assisted living center in western North Carolina have tested positive for COVID-19, marking a new case cluster in the state at corporate living facilities such as nursing homes.The Henderson...

Firefighters Work to Contain North Carolina Wildfires

Apr 6 2020 // Firefighters kept working on Saturday to slow the spread of western North Carolina wildfires that have spread due to high winds, the U.S. Forest Service said.A fire that began on private property Friday in Haywood County...

North Carolina Nursing Home Reports Virus Outbreak

Apr 6 2020 // Three residents of a central North Carolina nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, public health officials announced on Saturday as overall cases statewide exceeded 2,400.The three cases occurred within the...

North Carolina Requests Insurers Defer Premium Payments to Help Consumers

Apr 3 2020 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has activated an emergency declaration that gives policyholders in all 100 counties the option to defer insurance premium payments should they need to do so. The order was...

Sompo GRS Adds Carroll as Deputy Head of Life Sciences Practice in North Carolina

Mar 31 2020 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Michael P. Carroll as senior vice president and deputy head of Life Sciences for Sompo...

North Carolina Stay-At-Home Order Takes Effect

Mar 30 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday that a statewide stay-at-home order will start Monday, saying more movement restrictions are needed to blunt the new coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overrun by...

North Carolina, Georgia Regulators: Insurance Is Essential Business

Mar 27 2020 // Regulators in North Carolina and Georgia are clarifying that insurance is considered an essential business as states move to limit what industries remain open during the current coronavirus outbreak.On March 24, North...

North Carolina Urges Insurers To Be ‘Flexible,’ Available During COVID-19 Emergency

Mar 25 2020 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has asked the state’s insurance companies to be economically flexible with consumers in light of the COVID-19 health emergency.“Some of the mitigating efforts...

North Carolina Real Estate Commission: Refund Outer Banks Vacation Renters

Mar 23 2020 // People renting beach houses in counties that have blocked visitor access to North Carolina’s Outer Banks because of the new coronavirus should get their money refunded, a state panel says.The North Carolina Real...

North Carolina Insurance Magnate Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy

Mar 23 2020 // A major political donor has been convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business.A federal jury found...

Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak

Mar 20 2020 // Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact...

Judge Warns of Jury Harassment, Intimidation in N.C. Insurance Bribery Case

Mar 20 2020 // A federal judge on Wednesday ordered two men convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator not to contact jurors from their recently completed trial after learning a consultant attempted to do so on...

North Carolina Governor Declares Emergency to Combat Virus

Mar 12 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state emergency Tuesday due to the coronavirus and his administration urged people over age 65 and medically fragile residents to avoid large gatherings.Meanwhile, Duke University...

North Carolina Insurance Magnate Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy

Mar 9 2020 // A major political donor was convicted Thursday of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business.A federal jury found...

Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations

Mar 9 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...

Risk Strategies Acquires Atlas Insurance Management of North Carolina

Mar 6 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Atlas Insurance Management of North Carolina, a company that works on the formation and management of captive insurance...

Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations

Feb 19 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...

Trial Set to Begin for North Carolina Insurance Magnate Accused of Political Corruption

Feb 18 2020 // The trial of an insurance company magnate and two associates on charges they conspired to bribe an elected North Carolina regulator with up to $2 million in campaign money so scrutiny of his businesses would ease is...

AAA Carolinas Merges with The Auto Club Group

Feb 14 2020 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) and AAA Carolinas have merged and combined operations, it was announced last month.With North and South Carolina part of The Auto Club Group family, the company now serves more than 13.5 million...

Towne Insurance Expands Into South Carolina, Acquires The Angel Insurance Agency

Feb 13 2020 // North Carolina-based Towne Insurance has expanded into South Carolina with the completion of its acquisition of Nationwide Agency, The Angel Insurance Agency.Led by David E. Angel, The Angel Insurance Agency has offices...