Latest North Carolina Headlines

All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.

North Carolina-based Montgomery Insurance Harvests Farm Business

Aug 6 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, introduced its farm line of business on Commercial IQ — a web-based application for quoting and application...

No Death Penalty in North Carolina Insurance Murder

Aug 4 2008 // An insurance agency owner charged with killing a North Carolina Department of Insurance investigator won’t face the death penalty, prosecutors said.The decision was revealed during a court hearing for Michael Howell,...

Business Moves

Aug 4 2008 // Tokio Marine, Philadelphia InsuranceJapan’s Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Philadelphia Consolidated, a U.S. property/casualty insurance company offering specialty commercial property and casualty...

North Carolina Reaches Deal in Mobile Homeowners Insurance Rate Case

Jul 28 2008 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long reached an agreement with insurance companies that want to charge more for mobile homeowner’s insurance.This is the first mobile homeowners rate case in 26 years, Long...

Insurers Say Major North Carolina Storm Could Cost Billions

Jul 23 2008 // Insurance companies say a major hurricane could lead them to pass billions of dollars in charges to homeowners across North Carolina because a state-created coastal insurance plan is underfunded.The News & Observer of...

No Death Penalty in North Carolina Insurance Investigator’s Death

Jul 21 2008 // An insurance agency owner charged with killing a North Carolina Department of Insurance employee investigating his business won’t face the death penalty, prosecutors said.Prosecutors didn’t explain the July 17...

Salmonella Discovery Prompts Food Recall in North Carolina

Jul 21 2008 // North Carolina officials announced a recall of fresh jalapeño peppers and avocados distributed in North Carolina after samples from a food distributor tested positive for salmonella.The N.C. Department of Agriculture and...

Tropical Storm Cristobal Rumbles off the Carolinas

Jul 21 2008 // Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas July 19 as forecasters predicted it could dump...

North Carolina Firm Reestablishes its Independent Status

Jul 18 2008 // Charlotte, N.C.-based Barry, Evans, Josephs & Snipes, a financial services firm serving the insurance and financial services needs of high net worth individuals and successful corporations, reestablished itself as an...

United America Indemnity Opens North Carolina Office, Names President

Jul 18 2008 // United America Indemnity appointed Scott Reynolds as president of United National Group, one of UAI’s three U.S. divisions located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reynolds will report directly to Larry A. Frakes,...

North Carolina Regulators to Cut Back on Malpractice Data

Jul 18 2008 // North Carolina medical regulators voted to cut back on the amount of information they will post on a Web site about malpractice settlements of North Carolina doctors.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the...

Update: Construction Flaw in North Carolina Parking Deck Collapse

Jul 11 2008 // An engineering report says a construction problem more than 20 years ago caused the May collapse of a part of a parking deck in Charlotte, North Carolina.The Charlotte Observer reported July 10 the four-story parking deck...

Hanover Opens New Branch in North Carolina

Jul 11 2008 // Massachusetts-based The Hanover Insurance Group opened a new office in Charlotte, North Carolina. David Bradford, regional vice president, North Carolina, will continue to lead the company’s efforts in the state. An...

North Carolina Agents Honor Montgomery Insurance Company

Jun 30 2008 // Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company received the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina young agents company of the year award. Presented during the recent young agents conference...

North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate Hearings Scheduled

Jun 27 2008 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and state insurance industry officials will come together beginning June 30 to debate auto insurance rate hikes.The auto insurance industry, represented by the North Carolina Rate...

North Carolina Senate Approves Motorist Liability Coverage Measures

Jun 26 2008 // A North Carolina bill passed through the Senate Commerce Committee on June 24 that would require insurers to notify consumers of their choice to buy more than the required minimum uninsured motorist and underinsured...

North Carolina Lawmakers Consider Restricting Pickup Bed Riding

Jun 26 2008 // A North Carolina House judiciary committee approved a plan to further restrict riding in open pickup truck beds.House Bill 2340 prohibits anyone under age 16 from riding in the flatbed of a pickup truck. Current law allows...

North Carolina Safety Group Opposes Lifting Truck Restrictions

Jun 25 2008 // Opening thousands of miles of North Carolina roadways to long tractor-trailers will jeopardize lives and overtax the state’s infrastructure, a safety group cautioned.Truck Safety Coalition state coordinator Jen...

Update: North Carolina Wildfire Costs Reach $4.9 Million

Jun 23 2008 // The cost to fight a massive wildfire in eastern North Carolina is going up.Fire command center spokesman Dean McAlister said June 19 the costs have reached $4.9 million. Officials battling the fire in and around the...

North Carolina Mortgage Insurance Firm Triad Guaranty Cutting 100 Jobs

Jun 23 2008 // A mortgage insurance company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina says it is cutting 100 jobs as the housing crisis continues.Triad Guaranty Inc. said 65 jobs will be eliminated in Winston-Salem, beginning June 30 because of...