Latest North Carolina Headlines

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NC Commissioner, Firefighters Question New Law Making Fire Marshal a Separate Office

Sep 26 2023 // North Carolina’s Republican supermajority in the legislature has thrown a curveball to the state’s insurance commissioner and fire marshal, a position that until recently has mostly stayed above partisan...

Ophelia Brings Flooding to Coastal North Carolina, Virginia

Sep 25 2023 // ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging...

Storm Could Bring Winds, Storm Surge to Carolina, Virginia

Sep 22 2023 // A potential tropical storm, so far unnamed, was predicted to make landfill in North Carolina Saturday, then push across eastern Virginia and Maryland by Sunday.The storm was off the coast of South Carolina and North...

NC Family Sues Google After Man Drove off Collapsed Bridge Following Map Directions

Sep 22 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been...

People Moves: Hylant Names Reyes Risk Leader and Adds NC Benefits Team Members

Sep 20 2023 // Hylant, one of the larger privately held insurance brokers in the country, has made a number of personnel changes in recent weeks.Alejandro Reyes will lead Ohio-based Hylant’s business risk consulting teams, which...

NC City Denies Christmas Parade Permit After Girl’s Death Last Year

Sep 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina have denied a permit for a Christmas parade after a truck towing a float struck and killed a girl during last year’s event.The city of Raleigh announced Thursday...

NC Bars’ Lawsuit Seeking Damages from State Over COVID Closures Can Continue

Sep 8 2023 // RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Portions of a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina bars and their operators seeking financial damages from the state over COVID-19 restrictions that shuttered doors and curtailed business can...

NC Appeals Court: Trial Needed After Agent Failed to Disclose Pond on Property

Sep 6 2023 // A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently by failing to disclose details about an insured’s property, the state’s Court of Appeals decided...

Students Criticize NC University’s Response to Active Shooter Emergency

Sep 5 2023 // CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cell phones lit up with alerts of an active shooter, Micah Baldonado cried quietly at his desk while his teacher...

Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case

Aug 30 2023 // A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in an attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions.According to court documents in...

Third Child Dies Following House Fire in North Carolina

Aug 22 2023 // CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A third child has died following a weekend house fire in North Carolina, officials said.Fire-fighting crews were dispatched to a one-story public housing duplex in Concord, northeast of...

NC Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Curbing Appointment Powers of Governor

Aug 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders finalized on Wednesday their efforts to curb the appointment powers of the governor on several boards and commissions, extending a yearslong struggle...

Two Dead After Plane Strikes Power Line in North Carolina

Aug 15 2023 // Two people died when a small plane struck a power line and crashed into a western North Carolina lake, a city official said.The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. Sunday on Lake Hickory, said Sarah Killian, a spokesperson for...

Carolina Roller Coaster Reopens After Large Crack Repaired and Tested

Aug 15 2023 // A towering North Carolina roller coaster that shut down in June due to a large crack in its support column reopened Thursday after a month of repairs and testing, the park announced on its website.Carowinds amusement park,...

NC DOI Arrives at 4.5% Increase in Auto Rates for Next Two Years, 9.9% on Dwelling

Aug 9 2023 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has negotiated a smaller increase on auto insurance rates than the state’s rating agency had requested.The North Carolina Rate Bureau in February requested an average...

Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse

Aug 8 2023 // Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it will begin making some products available only through its emergency ordering process, as part of steps to manage inventory at its North Carolina facility that was struck by a tornado last...

Inspectors Find Second Structural Issue with North Carolina Roller Coaster

Aug 1 2023 // Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a support column was discovered, a North Carolina agency confirmed on Friday.A Swiss-based...

Allstate Loses $17M NC Job Incentive Plan Due to So Many Remote Workers

Jul 27 2023 // Allstate Insurance is no longer eligible for one of the largest incentive packages from the state of North Carolina, created when Allstate pledged to add more than 2,200 workers in Charlotte. The insurance carrier said too...

Tornado Rips Apart Pfizer Plant, Injures 16 in North Carolina

Jul 20 2023 // Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest sterile injectable product facilities in the world, has suffered heavy damage from a tornado.A company...

Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway

Jul 17 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy?In the case...