Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Gov. McCrory Opposes State Run Health Exchange
Feb 13 2013 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said he does not think the state is ready to run health exchanges called for in the federal Affordable Care Act. McCrory’s office issued a statement saying the governor had reviewed...
Exclusive Interview: North Carolina Commissioner Goodwin on Home, Auto Markets
Feb 7 2013 // Recently re-elected North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is more focused on reform of the state’s homeowners insurance market than he is on auto insurance. As was the case four years ago when he first...
North Carolina Man Jailed After 9th DWI Charge
Feb 7 2013 // Authorities in North Carolina’s Gaston County man said a man convicted seven times for driving while impaired is in jail for a ninth charge of drunken driving. The Gaston Gazette reported that a District Court judge...
North Carolina Lawmakers Move to Halt State’s Health Exchange
Feb 1 2013 // North Carolina’s General Assembly is freezing any state work on a new one-stop shop to help people buy affordable health insurance and ordering unspent federal funds returned. Senate and House lawmakers this week...
North Carolina Cites $26M in Consumer Recoveries in 2012
Jan 31 2013 // North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced that the state’s insurance department saved or recovered more than $26 million for North Carolinians in 2012. “The Department of Insurance...
Insurance Manager Sentenced for $730K Fraud in North Carolina
Jan 31 2013 // Authorities announced that a Charlotte, N.C., woman was sentenced to 41 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for carrying out a six-year mail fraud scheme against her employer. The...
IronHealth, Medical Mutual Launch Hybrid Medical PL Policy for Hospitals in N.C.
Jan 28 2013 // IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced IronMed NC, a hybrid medical professional liability product that will be available through a partnership with Medical Mutual Insurance Company...
Lake Norman Buys Aquesta Insurance’s Employee Benefits Unit in N.C.
Jan 14 2013 // Mooresville, N.C.-based Lake Norman Benefits has acquired the employee benefits practice unit from Aquesta Bank and its subsidiary Aquesta Insurance Agency Inc., based in Cornelius, N.C. Aquesta Insurance is an independent...
2013 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 14 2013 // JANUARY P/C Insurance Joint Industry Forum Jan 15 Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, NY Insurance Information Institute www.iii.org 2013 Big ‘I’ Winter Meeting Jan 16-20 The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa,...
North Carolina Insurers Split Over Auto Insurance Rate System
Jan 14 2013 // A divided auto insurance industry will try again this year to change a unique regulatory system in North Carolina, which enjoys some of the lowest rates in the country. The industry will use the argument that average costs...
Former North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Ingram Dies
Jan 9 2013 // John Ingram, former North Carolina insurance commissioner who made runs for governor and the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 83. Charles Brown said his brother-in-law died at his Myrtle Beach, S.C. home Sunday after...
Insurers Divided Over North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate System
Dec 28 2012 // A divided auto insurance industry will try again next year to change a unique regulatory system in North Carolina, which enjoys some of the lowest rates in the country. The industry will use the argument that average costs...
Senn Dunn Hires Health, Wellness Director in North Carolina
Dec 26 2012 // Greensboro, N.C.-based Senn Dunn Insurance appointed Jackie Ireland as director of health and wellness for its employee benefits division. Ireland will spearhead the design and implementation of wellness strategies for...
N.C. Farmer Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Crop Insurance Fraud
Dec 26 2012 // Federal authorities announced last week that a North Carolina farmer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud on the federal crop insurance program for payments worth over $1 million. According to authorities, Harry...
Deal Reached on Change to N.C. Workers’ Comp Law
Dec 17 2012 // Legislators say they don’t expect any obstacles when they consider a bill allowing workers to make sure their employers carry workers’ compensation insurance on them. The News & Observer of Raleigh...
Wells Fargo Names Head of Personal, Small Biz Insurance Unit in N.C.
Dec 17 2012 // Wells Fargo Insurance — part of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Company — has promoted Anne Doss to the head of its personal and small business insurance division, effective January 2013. Based in...
North Carolina Reaches $1.6 Million Rebate Settlement with Insurers
Dec 6 2012 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced an agreement with two insurers that will result in consumers receiving $1.6 million in refunds. American Modern Home Insurance Co. and its affiliate American...
Hackers Steal North Carolina Insurance Agency Funds
Nov 30 2012 // A business in Hickory reports thousands of dollars were taken after a hacker got into a computer system. The Hickory Daily Record reported that First Security Insurance said that a substantial amount of money had been...
North Carolina Approves 13.2% Dwelling Fire, Extended Coverage Rate Hike
Nov 27 2012 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and insurance companies have come to an agreement that allows for a statewide average increase of 13.2 percent for dwelling fire and extended coverage policies, spread...
North Carolina Re-Elects Goodwin as Insurance Commissioner
Nov 19 2012 // North Carolina’s incumbent insurance commissioner, Democrat Wayne Goodwin, beat back a challenge by Republican Mike Causey of Greensboro to keep his job. Goodwin won 51.8 percent of the 4.3 million votes cast in the...
