All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 13 2013 // When North Carolina lawmakers approved a bill expanding where concealed weapons are legally allowed, it created a dilemma for communities that had banned firearms from playgrounds.To comply with the legislation, some...
Dec 11 2013 // North Carolina officials announced American International Group will invest more than $5.5 million to establish a technology center in Charlotte, N.C.With the new technology center, AIG plans to bring 230 new jobs to the...
Dec 11 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin on Wednesday delivered the keynote presentation, “Why North Carolina?” to captive insurance managers and service providers, regulators, legislators...
Dec 11 2013 // The family of a North Carolina teenager shot and killed by a stray bullet is suing the gunmaker.A state lawsuit filed Monday in Charlotte says the Remington Model 700 rifle misfired and the company was negligent in making...
Dec 4 2013 // The rate of injuries or illnesses at work has dropped in North Carolina.The North Carolina Department of Labor reported that fatalities dropped from 53 in 2011 to 35 in 2012. The rate of injuries or sickness dropped last...
Nov 25 2013 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of Raquel Pineda, 31, of Mount Olive. She was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense.Department of...
Nov 20 2013 // A compounding pharmacy in Asheville is recalling sterile products because of the possibility of contamination.Nature’s Pharmacy and Compounding Center is voluntarily recalling sterile products produced over a...
Nov 18 2013 // A federal appeals court last week reinstated a lawsuit against North Carolina-based Family Dollar that says female managers were paid less than male store managers.A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
Nov 15 2013 // During a time when he was consumed with grief, an area man turned to a project to help others avoid the pain he was going through.Doug Herbert, a professional drag racer and owner of Doug Herbert Performance Parts, lost...
Nov 14 2013 // Asheville City Council has approved an ordinance to allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry guns at city playgrounds.The move brings Asheville’s ordinances into compliance with a new North Carolina law....
Nov 12 2013 // William Henry Bullock, 64, of Knightdale, North Carolina has been arrested on a charge of obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Department of Insurance...
Nov 7 2013 // Senn Dunn Insurance in Greensboro, North Carolina has named Wanda C. Ladd as director of Human Resources for the statewide agency. Ladd brings 18 years of experience in the human resource field. Prior to joining Senn Dunn,...
Nov 4 2013 // North Carolina is open for business as a domicile for captive insurance companies. The North Carolina Captive Insurance Act, signed into law in June, is now in effect, allowing for the formation of captive insurance...
Oct 30 2013 // A ride that jolted into motion at the North Carolina State Fair, injuring five, had been intentionally tampered with to bypass critical safety devices, a sheriff said, with the ride operator accused of assault in an...
Oct 30 2013 // The retail insurance franchise Brightway Insurance has opened its first store in North Carolina. Dimitri Apostle, the new owner, Apostle opened the store in Huntersville with his father, Peter. Apostle has 10 years of...
Oct 24 2013 // North Carolina is open for business as a domicile for captive insurance companies. The North Carolina Captive Insurance Act, signed into law on June 19, is now in effect, allowing for the formation of captive insurance...
Oct 24 2013 // A report this month from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows five of the top 10 states nationwide with the most reported heavy equipment thefts are from the Southeast region.In NICB’s “Equipment...
Oct 23 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin this week announced the arrest of two people in an alleged insurance fraud scheme involving a staged auto accident in Pitt County.The state insurance...
Oct 22 2013 // North Carolina authorities say the recent death of a Rowan County teen illustrates why tougher penalties are needed in North Carolina for drivers who illegally pass school buses.A 17-year-old was killed last Thursday as he...
Sep 19 2013 // Ascension Insurance Inc. has acquired transportation and trucking specialist Transure Services Inc., located in Whitsett, North Carolina.Transure’s brokerage platform is augmented by an in-house wholesale operation,...