All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 18 2025 // King Risk Partners, one of the largest insurance brokerages in the U.S., has acquired Nobles Insurance Agency in North Carolina, King Risk announced this week. Nobles, with offices in Raleigh, Clayton and other cities, has...
Jun 16 2025 // A 43-year-old North Carolina insurance agent is out on bond after she was charged with using clients’ identities to gain illicit commissions on life insurance policies, the state Department of Insurance...
Jun 16 2025 // A North Carolina insurance agency cannot escape a lawsuit brought by a homeowner whose claim was denied because key elements of the property were not mentioned in the coverage application.In a case that began almost a...
Jun 13 2025 // JetZero Inc. announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a...
Jun 11 2025 // North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5% average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry. The increase comes six months after...
May 27 2025 // The brightly colored sign along the S-curve mountain road beckons visitors to the Gemstone Mine, the “#1 ATTRACTION IN CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE!” But another sign, on the shop’s mud-splattered front door,...
May 5 2025 // TWFG, Inc., a high-growth insurance distribution company, announced the acquisition of two agencies, one in Texas and one in North Carolina, and the hiring of Denise Davis as Vice President of Retail Operations. Denise...
May 5 2025 // North Carolina authorities last week charged a man with 21 felonies, including insurance fraud and theft, after he reportedly stole identities and filed false auto claims with four insurance companies. Damain Rayshawn...
May 5 2025 // Two subsidiaries of Auto Club Group have agreed to refund $2.6 million to policyholders and to pay $113,000 in fines after a market conduct examination by the North Carolina Department of Insurance.Members Insurance Co....
Apr 17 2025 // A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses, a move that could help address what has been called a shortage of producers...
Apr 7 2025 // GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleging North Carolina’s new electronic courts records and case management system contributed to unlawful arrests or extended jail detainments can continue against the...
Apr 3 2025 // What’s in a name? Enough confusion to sink a subrogation lawsuit and appeal brought by the insurer for a burned-up Hardee’s restaurant, the North Carolina Court of Appeals said Wednesday.“…The trial...
Apr 2 2025 // North Carolina Insurance Mike Causey said Tuesday that he had negotiated a lower average rate increase for mobile home policies than the North Carolina Rate Bureau had asked for.“I am happy to announce that North...
Mar 26 2025 // The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association this week marked the 15,000th fortified roof in the state, a huge increase since the grant program began in 2017.“I applaud the NCIUA for investing over $100...
Mar 24 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors’ group on allegations they gave the boy a COVID-19 vaccine without consent, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday,...
Mar 24 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers agreed Wednesday to spend another $524 million on still-pressing needs from Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding nearly six months ago, with an emphasis on home and...
Feb 24 2025 // NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Roads in Virginia and North Carolina remained treacherous Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hundreds of accidents, including crashes on an interstate that involved more than 50 vehicles....
Feb 20 2025 // In his previous, dual role as state fire marshal, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner often championed the work of firefighters in the state. In 2023, while highlighting the health problems that firemen often face and...
Feb 19 2025 // With heavy snow and ice on the way, North Carolina’s governor on Tuesday issued an emergency declaration, waiving weight and registration checks for some trucks and hourly limits on drivers delivering essential...
Feb 18 2025 // Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side against union representation.About three-quarters of employees at an...