All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 14 2016 // More than two dozen people were treated by paramedics after showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at the River Ridge Tap House restaurant in Clemmons, N.C.Forsyth County EMS tells local media that about 30 people...
Dec 13 2016 // North Carolina is getting more than $300 million to help portions of the state recover from damages caused by Hurricane Matthew, thanks to passage by Congress of a stop-gap spending bill that averted a U.S. government...
Dec 12 2016 // North Carolina’s Supreme Court is rejecting efforts by insurance companies to raise homeowners’ premiums.The state’s highest court on Friday dismissed arguments by the group that represents North Carolina...
Dec 6 2016 // Tougher penalties for boat operators impaired by alcohol or drugs who unintentionally kill or injure someone are among all or parts of a dozen new laws now in effect in North Carolina. Provisions enacted during this...
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
Dec 5 2016 // Lighthouse Management LLC has appointed Laura Vizzini as the Marketing representative for North Carolina.Vizzini comes to Lighthouse with seven years of experience in the insurance industry having worked as a sales agent,...
Dec 5 2016 // Surplus lines agents doing business in North Carolina can now begin registering with the recently established North Carolina Surplus Lines Stamping Office as new rules regarding resident and non-resident surplus lines...
Dec 2 2016 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 19.6 percent rate increase on all dwelling insurance policies, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.NCDOI announced Dec. 1 it is...
Nov 22 2016 // Hurricane Matthew victims in North Carolina have more time to apply for federal disaster assistance.The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release that it has approved a 31-day extension for applications....
Nov 22 2016 // Dry conditions accompanied by high winds are continuing to hamper efforts to control wildfires across western North Carolina.Although a cold front passed through the state on Saturday, there was no precipitation to help...
Nov 18 2016 // A North Carolina couple has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.Keith Hedgepeth, 48, and...
Nov 16 2016 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory wants Congress to approve a little more than $1 billion in federal aid to help North Carolina with repairs and recovery after Hurricane Matthew’s record flooding last month.On Monday,...
Nov 14 2016 // A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. Meanwhile, a Georgia sheriff appealed for help...
Nov 14 2016 // Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must do outdoor activities.The fires – many of them suspected arsons – have...
Nov 14 2016 // Lighthouse Management LLC has appointed Laura Vizzini as marketing representative for North Carolina.Vizzini comes to Lighthouse with seven years of experience in the insurance industry having worked as a sales agent, team...
Nov 10 2016 // The city of Greensboro, N.C., will pay $6 million to a man imprisoned for 17 years for a murder he didn’t commit.The News & Record of Greensboro reports the city agreed Oct. 21 to pay the money to 66-year-old...
Nov 9 2016 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, a Democrat, was narrowly defeated Tuesday by his Republican opponent Mike Causey. Goodwin has served as North Carolina Insurance Commissioner since 2009.Causey, an...
Nov 7 2016 // It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Matthew ravaged the Southeast coast but the insurance industry’s job of responding to the devastation and assessing the total cost of damage from the storm is far...
Nov 6 2016 // Families in four North Carolina counties forced from their homes after flooding from Hurricane Matthew could be moving into mobile homes soon.Gov. Pat McCrory said Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved...