Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
DMLR: N.C. Patients, Doctors Win with Burr Election
Nov 3 2004 // Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR) said North Carolina patients and physicians will see another supporter of national medical liability reform in the U.S. Senate come January 2005. On Tuesday, North Carolina...
N.C. Commissioner Demands Certified Statements on Bid Rigging
Oct 28 2004 // Jim Long A “demand to produce information” has been issued by the North Carolina Department of Insurance in an effort to closely scrutinize the records and practices of more than 5,000 insurance companies and...
N.C. Commissioner Discusses Good, Bad Side to Insurance Questions
Oct 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long showed Friday just how high he would go to get re-elected. He climbed to the top of the New Bern Fire and Rescue Department’s 40-foot training tower during a campaign...
IIANC Names Meshaw Company Pro of the Year; Kenley Garners Education Award
Oct 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) recently announced that Dewey Meshaw has been named as IIANC’s Company Professional of the Year. Selected annually, this award recognizes an insurance...
N.C COMMISSIONER ALERTS SUGGESTS $700 M AUTO RATE REFUNDS:
Oct 11 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks to be distributed to North Carolinians during the...
Climbing Medical Insurance Rates Challenge N.C. Economy, Says DMLR
Oct 10 2004 // North Carolina’s economic woes are reportedly well-known, with textile mills shutting down, a less-than encouraging national financial outlook, and lengthy lines at the unemployment office. The situation may continue...
Walker Named President of IIANC; Executive Committee of Association Elected
Oct 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the election of Bo Walker of Walker Robinson Clark in Statesville, as its new president. Walker was elected to the office during the IIANC Annual...
N.C. Moves to 8th Lowest Auto Rates in Nation
Oct 1 2004 // A report released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners comparing auto insurance rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that North Carolina ranks eighth in the nation for the lowest...
Alliance Mutual Teams with Homes4NC to Aid Hurricane Victims in Western Part of N.C.
Sep 28 2004 // Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, has partnered with Homes4NC, the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, to aid those in Western North Carolina who...
N.C. Commissioner Alerts Federal Reserve of Potential for $700 Million in Auto Rate Refunds
Sep 24 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks being distributed to North Carolinians in the coming...
U.S. Labor Secretary Notes $10 Million Grant to Assist N.C. Workers Following Hurricanes
Sep 23 2004 // U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao visited Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday to survey hurricane damage and announce a National Emergency Grant of up to $10 million, with an initial release of $3.5 million. The grant...
Additional N.C. Counties Can Receive Disaster Assistance Following Frances
Sep 20 2004 // Federal disaster aid for individuals and business owners affected by Tropical Storm Frances has been extended in North Carolina to include the counties of Alexander, Bladen, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Columbus,...
N.C. Victims of Frances Get Disaster Assistance
Sep 16 2004 // Only five days after President Bush declared 15 North Carolina counties disaster areas, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has disbursed $1,124,642 million to individuals who...
N.C. Receives Federal Aid Programs
Sep 11 2004 // North Carolina is receiving federal aid programs to help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Frances. The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under...
NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER SETTLES TRIO OF AUTO CASES:
Aug 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases—a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers....
DMLR: N.C. Senate Candidate Sides with Attorneys on Ending Medical Lawsuit Abuse
Aug 16 2004 // Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR), a coalition of more than 230,000 specialty physicians working to ending medical lawsuit abuse, said Erskine Bowles, Democratic candidate for John Edwards’ open U.S. Senate...
Neighbors, Volunteers and Faith Groups Spring into Action as Charley Bears Down on Southeast
Aug 13 2004 // by Susan Kim By Friday morning, two million residents and visitors had evacuated Florida as Hurricane Charley edged its 110-mph winds closer to the state’s west coast. The storm could send parts of Tampa and its...
N.C. Gov. Requests Disaster Declaration for Pair of Counties Following Alex’s Visit
Aug 11 2004 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has sent a letter to the regional director of the Small Business Administration requesting a disaster declaration for residents and business owners in Dare and Hyde counties who suffered...
North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group Selects SEEC’s CSA
Aug 3 2004 // SEEC Inc., a provider of legacy modernization solutions for insurance, financial services and manufacturing, and Enterprise Web provider Plumtree Software announced that North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group (NCFB)...
North Carolina Coast Takes on Hurricane Alex
Aug 3 2004 // With maximum sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour, tropical storm-turned-Hurricane Alex is moving along the coast of North Carolina toward the Outer Banks, and local property owners should take some basic...
