Latest North Carolina Headlines

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Alkeme Cooks Up Acquisition of Surry Insurance in North Carolina

Sep 25 2024 // Alkeme, a large insurance brokerage based in California, announced the acquisition of Surry Insurance, one of the oldest insurance agencies in Nouth Carolina. Alkeme officials said in a statement that the move expands...

Jewelers Mutual Expands to NC Office Tower, Warns About Store Break-ins Nationwide

Sep 19 2024 // Jewelers Mutual Insurance, one of the largest and oldest jeweler-focused insurers in the country, plans to lease a full floor of a new officer tower in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, a move that will create about 200...

‘Firehose’ Storm Hits North Carolina and Scientists See Climate Change

Sep 19 2024 // The Carolinas early this week braced for a storm that forecasters warned could bring heavy rain — as much as 6 to 8 inches in some spots. But one narrow band got a “firehose” that dumped as much as 20 inches...

Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin on NC Tribal Land But Still Illegal in State

Sep 9 2024 // CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21 or over starting Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary in North Carolina, where possession or use...

NC High Court Allows Liquidation of Lindberg Insurers; He Owes $524M in Fed Case

Aug 28 2024 // Greg Lindberg, the North Carolina insurance and business executive now awaiting sentencing on a bribery conviction, can’t escape a $524 million arbitration and civil judgment against him, a federal appeals court...

North Carolina Supreme Court Says Speedway Can Sue Over COVID Closure

Aug 27 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina racetrack, shuttered briefly for defying state gathering limits during the pandemic, can sue the top health regulator on allegations that Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration...

Mailing a Letter, in Context With Other Clues, Is Sufficient Cancellation – NC High Court

Aug 26 2024 // Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner’s insurance policy just weeks before a fire destroyed a...

North Carolina, Florida Home Sellers Are Facing New Flood Disclosure Requirements

Aug 5 2024 // As of July 1, home sellers in North Carolina must now disclose previous flood damage to properties. And come Oct. 1, Floridians must make similar disclosures, potentially boosting the demand for flood insurance.The North...

Confie Acquires Insurance Agencies in Texas, Florida, North Carolina

Jul 30 2024 // Confie, a California-based personal lines distributor, has acquired three insurance agencies in the South, the firm said last week.Affordable Insurance in Hendersonville, North Carolina; US1 Insurance in Miami; and...

King Insurance Adds Barnette Agency in NC, Gilbert Named President

Jul 25 2024 // Gainesville, Florida-based King Insurance Partners has acquired Barnette and Coates Inc., an agency in Henderson, North Carolina.Principal Jimmy Barnette said in a news release that the move will allow the agency to expand...

Hub Acquires Wade Associates in North Carolina

Jul 23 2024 // Hub International Ltd., a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, has acquired Wade Associates, an independent agency with offices in North Carolina. Wade has specialized in property/casualty insurance for...

North Carolina Man Charged With Threatening Insurance Agents Over Claim

Jul 18 2024 // First, a North Carolina man filed a claim with Farm Bureau Insurance. Then he threatened three insurance agents with violence when he wasn’t paid as much as he expected, according to state authorities and one of the...

Blue Cross Won’t Appeal: Aetna Set to Run NC State Worker Health Benefits

Jul 17 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aetna is poised to manage health coverage plan benefits for North Carolina state workers and teachers starting early next year because Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said Monday it...

NTSB Investigating Crash of Small Plane That Killed Three in North Carolina

Jul 12 2024 // MARION, N.C. (AP) — Three people were killed when a small plane crashed in western North Carolina, officials said Monday.McDowell County Emergency Management said in a statement that emergency personnel responding to a...

NC Can Switch Health Benefits Provider for State Workers, Judge Rules

Jul 10 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a legal fight involving two health insurance companies seeking to manage North Carolina’s public employee benefits plan, a judge ruled Monday that the plan’s board acted properly when...

Cooper Signs Retention Groups, Vaping, Work Zone Safety Bills in North Carolina

Jul 5 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills Wednesday that include the creation of a new registry for vaping products and a slew of changes related to transportation laws and the state...

North Carolina, Florida Home Sellers Facing New Flood Disclosure Requirements

Jul 2 2024 // As of this week, home sellers in North Carolina must now disclose previous flood damage to properties. And come Oct. 1, Floridians must make similar disclosures, potentially boosting the demand for flood insurance.The...

Surgeons Can’t Slip Out of GEICO’s Latest RICO Fraud Lawsuit in NC, Judge Says

Jul 1 2024 // GEICO Insurance companies have continued their campaign against alleged auto insurance fraud actors, including some well-known physicians and medical clinics. And a federal judge ruled in June that two of those...

NC Lawmakers Ratify Bill That Trims Taxes on Captives, Risk-Retention Groups

Jun 28 2024 // North Carolina, already ranked among the top states for captive insurance firms, could soon become a little more attractive for captives and risk-retention groups if the governor signs Senate Bill 319.State lawmakers this...

Youth at North Carolina Therapy Camp Couldn’t Breathe in Tent, Autopsy Finds

Jun 27 2024 // LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy who was enrolled in a wilderness therapy program for troubled youths in North Carolina died in February from an inability to breathe in the mostly plastic tentlike structure he...