Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina News

Independent Insurance Agent Group Rep Calling Attention to Climate Change Dangers

A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the dangers posed by climate change. “Going forward, our state remains vulnerable to the widespread devastation a significant hurricane can bring,” …

North Carolina Industry-Backed Cellphone Ban Bill Moves Forward

Legislation originally designed to prohibit hand-held cellphones while driving in North Carolina nearly stalled Friday after a rewrite because lawmakers worried it would punish people who eat or put on makeup behind the wheel. Insurance and automobile safety groups unveiled …

North Carolina Big ‘I’ Agents Elect Purinai Chairman

Members of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have elected David Purinai, who is president of MSH Insurance in Rocky Mount, N.C., as the association’s new chairman of the board of directors for the 2012-13 term. Purinai was …