Is it more important to keep overall car insurance premiums low, or to make sure everyone’s paying what they deserve? North Carolina legislators once again examining the unique rate-setting system for the state’s roughly 7 million insured personal vehicles will …
Two North Carolina state officials want flood insurance claims adjusters to return to areas pummeled by Hurricane Irene to ensure home and business inspections are performed adequately so damage claims can be resolved as winter approaches. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne …
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed another bill Friday pushed by the Republican majority at the Legislature, this time changes to rules governing medical malpractice cases that would have capped certain monetary awards for negligence victims. Perdue, a Democrat, blocked …
North Carolina lawmakers already have banned young drivers from using cell phones and everyone else from texting or emails while behind the wheel. Now they’re considering whether to go further. A commerce committee this week debated a measure that would …
Getting a car inspected can be a hassle, and a legislative report criticized North Carolina’s annual vehicle safety program. But law enforcement and a group representing drivers are opposing an effort at the General Assembly to eliminate the yearly requirement. …
Limits on medical liability lawsuits, including a cap on certain jury awards, cleared the North Carolina state Senate this week in legislation that Republican backers argue will keep malpractice insurance premiums stable and attract more doctors to practice in North …
North Carolina property and liability insurers are taking their case to the public to impede an effort in the Legislature to change how monetary awards are determined when somebody gets hit by a car while crossing the street or slips …
North Carolina’s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads. A national transportation group released a report …
A panel of North Carolina lawmakers began trying to improve fireworks safety last week following a fatal July 4 Outer Banks explosion by approving a bill that would require state oversight for those who transport pyrotechnics and set them off. …
North Carolina’s top elected statewide officials remembered former colleague Jim Long at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, calling the ex-insurance commissioner a friend who dedicated his career to the state. Long’s death Monday subdued what was otherwise a historic council …
