All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 14 2018 // For North Carolina-headquartered global insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc., Hurricane Florence isn’t just a storm that will affect insureds – many of its own employees and agents are also directly in the...
Sep 14 2018 // Five years ago, encouraged by home builders and an anti-regulatory zeal, lawmakers in North Carolina joined other states in weakening building code requirements.It’s a decision they may regret as Hurricane Florence...
Sep 13 2018 // A handful of consumer and climate groups are calling on the insurance industry to ditch fossil fuels as part of a new campaign called Insure Our Future.The entreaty came on the eve of this week’s Global Climate...
Sep 13 2018 // When Hurricane Matthew submerged the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, two years ago, Eve Waddell thought she had witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime disaster.“You’ll never see that again,” she...
Sep 13 2018 // Tobacco crops in North Carolina, the top U.S. producer, are right in the projected path for Hurricane Florence, which threatens to cause plants to rot, whether they’re still in the fields or have already been...
Sep 13 2018 // Hurricane Florence could be one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in decades and state insurance officials say they are ready for whatever it will bring to their regions.In interviews with Insurance Journal on...
Sep 12 2018 // Thurs., Sept. 13, 11 am: Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane yesterday as its maximum sustained winds decreased today to about 110 mph, according to NOAA. The winds were clocked at 105 mph...
Sep 12 2018 // A half-decade of growth for the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association could come to a catastrophic climax this week, with the impending arrival of Hurricane Florence. Packing 140 mph winds as it moves over...
Sep 12 2018 // As Hurricane Florence barrels toward North Carolina, it’s being strengthened and guided by a one-two punch of climate factors scientists have been tracking for years.Florence, which threatens to be the most severe...
Sep 12 2018 // Days before Hurricane Florence is expected to slam into the U.S. East Coast, insurers are starting to see potential claims costs tick upward as people flee and companies halt operations.Evacuations, already affecting more...
Sep 11 2018 // North Carolina corn farmer Darren Armstrong is racing to harvest as much as he can before potentially the worst storm in 64 years hits the state.It’s already one of the busiest times of the year for U.S. growers as...
Sep 11 2018 // Wed., Sept. 12, 2018, 8:08 am — Florence’s track to the U.S. East Coast shifted slightly to the south and the storm is now threatening to batter the entire Carolinas coast, aiming for landfall near Myrtle...
Sep 11 2018 // Hurricane Florence’s potential for destruction also includes increased risks for the environment and public health as torrential rains could overwhelm the pits where toxic waste from power plants is stored....
Sep 10 2018 // Tuesday, Sep 11, 2018, 5:47 am— Florence continued to roll toward the U.S. East Coast, poised to become the strongest hurricane in almost 30 years to hit the Carolinas as more than 1 million people began fleeing a...
Sep 10 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of August.Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
Sep 9 2018 // Updated Monday, Sept 10, 8:17 am —Top winds for Hurricane Florence grew to 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour as it pushed westward toward the U.S. East Coast, a major threat to homes, agriculture and the waning tourist...
Sep 4 2018 // North Carolina’s Wildlife Commission says 29 people have died in boating accidents this year, making it the deadliest in the past 20 years. Commission officials tell the Asheville Citizen-Times that victims...
Aug 28 2018 // The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has suspended the printing of new driver’s licenses after people noticed errors on new cards. The News & Observer reports the DMV has asked contractor IDEMIA to stop...
Aug 20 2018 // A federal jury decided Aug. 5 that the world’s largest pork producer should pay $473.5 million to neighbors of three North Carolina industrial-scale hog farms for unreasonable nuisances they suffered from odors,...
Aug 20 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of July.Details of the incidents, as reported by NCDOI, are as follows: Monroe Man Charged with FraudGary Miller of...