Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Stay-At-Home Order Takes Effect
Mar 30 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday that a statewide stay-at-home order will start Monday, saying more movement restrictions are needed to blunt the new coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overrun by...
North Carolina, Georgia Regulators: Insurance Is Essential Business
Mar 27 2020 // Regulators in North Carolina and Georgia are clarifying that insurance is considered an essential business as states move to limit what industries remain open during the current coronavirus outbreak. On March 24, North...
North Carolina Urges Insurers To Be ‘Flexible,’ Available During COVID-19 Emergency
Mar 25 2020 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has asked the state’s insurance companies to be economically flexible with consumers in light of the COVID-19 health emergency. “Some of the mitigating efforts...
North Carolina Real Estate Commission: Refund Outer Banks Vacation Renters
Mar 23 2020 // People renting beach houses in counties that have blocked visitor access to North Carolina’s Outer Banks because of the new coronavirus should get their money refunded, a state panel says. The North Carolina Real...
North Carolina Insurance Magnate Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy
Mar 23 2020 // A major political donor has been convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business. A federal jury found...
Southeast Insurance Regulators Issue Industry Guidance for Coronavirus Outbreak
Mar 20 2020 // Insurance departments across the Southeast are notifying industry representatives of updated procedures and expectations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, while also acknowledging the potential for a serious impact...
Judge Warns of Jury Harassment, Intimidation in N.C. Insurance Bribery Case
Mar 20 2020 // A federal judge on Wednesday ordered two men convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator not to contact jurors from their recently completed trial after learning a consultant attempted to do so on...
North Carolina Governor Declares Emergency to Combat Virus
Mar 12 2020 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state emergency Tuesday due to the coronavirus and his administration urged people over age 65 and medically fragile residents to avoid large gatherings. Meanwhile, Duke University...
North Carolina Insurance Magnate Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy
Mar 9 2020 // A major political donor was convicted Thursday of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business. A federal jury...
Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
Mar 9 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...
Risk Strategies Acquires Atlas Insurance Management of North Carolina
Mar 6 2020 // Risk Strategies, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Atlas Insurance Management of North Carolina, a company that works on the formation and management of captive insurance...
Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
Feb 19 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...
Trial Set to Begin for North Carolina Insurance Magnate Accused of Political Corruption
Feb 18 2020 // The trial of an insurance company magnate and two associates on charges they conspired to bribe an elected North Carolina regulator with up to $2 million in campaign money so scrutiny of his businesses would ease is...
AAA Carolinas Merges with The Auto Club Group
Feb 14 2020 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) and AAA Carolinas have merged and combined operations, it was announced last month. With North and South Carolina part of The Auto Club Group family, the company now serves more than 13.5 million...
Towne Insurance Expands Into South Carolina, Acquires The Angel Insurance Agency
Feb 13 2020 // North Carolina-based Towne Insurance has expanded into South Carolina with the completion of its acquisition of Nationwide Agency, The Angel Insurance Agency. Led by David E. Angel, The Angel Insurance Agency has offices...
Report: Water from Hot Tub Displays Caused North Carolina Legionnaire’s Outbreak
Feb 13 2020 // Hot tub water that sprayed into the air likely caused an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that killed four people in North Carolina last year, state health officials said last month. The state Department of Health...
Severe Storm Sweeps Through Southeast, Causes 5 Deaths
Feb 10 2020 // More than 260,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least five people were killed. North Carolina had the most customers...
Feds Halt North Carolina Pharmacy From Dispensing Opioids, Issue $600K Fine
Feb 7 2020 // A North Carolina pharmacy and its owner have to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and stop dispensing opioids or other controlled substances, federal prosecutors said. Farmville Discount Drug Inc., and its owner and...
North Carolina Woman Seeks $15M in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against NAACP
Feb 6 2020 // A woman who repeatedly told the national NAACP that her supervisor in the North Carolina conference had sexually harassed her is suing the national group and her former boss. Jazmyne Childs is seeking at least $15 million...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Corruption Case Against North Carolina Insurance Magnate
Feb 3 2020 // A federal judge refused to dismiss conspiracy and bribery counts against a North Carolina insurance magnate and two associates, allowing the case to move toward a February trial. Lawyers for Greg E. Lindberg, John Gray and...
