Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storm Losses Largest in North Carolina and Virginia
Apr 19 2011 // The massive, weekend storm system that killed dozens of people, and destroyed buildings, livestock and other property as it swept east across the country, produced the most significant insured losses in North Carolina and...
North Carolina Officials Say I-95 Trailer Fire Kills 6 Horses
Apr 18 2011 // Authorities are looking into whether a discarded cigarette from a passing vehicle on Interstate 95 sparked a fire in a trailer that killed six thoroughbred horses. North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper K.B. Heath said the...
North Carolina Insurance Chief Battles Auto Rate Deregulation Bills
Apr 14 2011 // Auto insurers are looking to change the way rates are set in North Carolina but that’s not going to happen if Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has his way. There are several bills pending in the state Legislature...
North Carolina Lawmakers Urged to Preserve Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Apr 13 2011 // Injured workers’ groups, trial lawyers and others are sending a clear message to North Carolina lawmakers — leave the state’s workers’ compensation law alone. Hundreds of people descended on the...
North Carolina Rethinks Rate Regulation
Apr 4 2011 // Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and state lawmakers are looking to give it to them. The North Carolina Insurance Committee is...
North Carolina Researchers Track Risk from Rising Sea Level
Mar 30 2011 // Laid back beach communities, fragile wetlands perfect for canoeing or kayaking, and iconic lighthouses come to mind when picturing North Carolina’s coast. In reality change is the norm along the coast, and although...
North Carolina Eyes Public Panel to Oversee Home Insurance Rates
Mar 29 2011 // Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and state lawmakers are looking to give it to them. The North Carolina Insurance Committee is...
North Carolina Debates More Fines on Drivers Using Cell Phones
Mar 25 2011 // 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...
North Carolina Senators Want to End Car Inspections
Mar 15 2011 // 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...
Lockton Expands with North Carolina Office
Mar 10 2011 // Privately-held insurance broker Lockton is expanding its reach into the Carolinas by opening an office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new office will provide clients with commercial insurance, risk management and...
Workers’ Comp Group Defends Work in North Carolina
Mar 7 2011 // A non-profit workers’ compensation research organization that maintains its work is objective has found itself at the center of a controversy in North Carolina over whether to trim workers’ compensation...
North Carolina to Hear Dwelling Fire Rate Hike
Mar 7 2011 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has called for a June 21 public hearing on a proposed 20.9 percent rate increase in dwelling fire and extended coverage rates after the Department of Insurance ruled that...
North Carolina Senate Approves Cap on Malpractice Awards
Mar 4 2011 // 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...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
Mar 2 2011 // A North Carolina insurance agent for Nationwide Insurance voluntarily surrendered her license after being arrested on embezzlement charges, according to state officials. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin reported the...
North Carolina Senate Panel Alters Malpractice Awards Cap Bill
Feb 28 2011 // A legislative committee debating a measure that would place limits on awards in medical malpractice lawsuits and change some rules for the litigation could vote on the measure early this week. The Senate Finance Committee...
North Carolina Plans Public Hearing on Dwelling Rate Hikes
Feb 22 2011 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has called for a June 21 public hearing on a proposed 20.9 percent rate increase in dwelling fire and extended coverage rates after the Department of Insurance ruled that...
North Carolina Auto Insurers: No Rate Change Necessary
Feb 21 2011 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced good news for drivers in the state after the North Carolina Rate Bureau submitted its latest rate filing calling for no change in passenger car and motorcycle...
North Carolina Lawmakers Debate Medical Malpractice Award Cap
Feb 17 2011 // North Carolina lawmakers have begun what promises to be a long fight over medical malpractice laws as insurance and medical services companies square off against law firms. A Senate committee opened discussions Tuesday on...
Workers’ Compensation Research Group Defends Work in North Carolina
Feb 15 2011 // A non-profit workers’ compensation research organization that maintains its work is independent of the industry and objective has found itself at the center of a controversy in North Carolina over whether to trim...
North Carolina SIA Group Appoints Edwards
Feb 7 2011 // Don Mills, president of the North Carolina-based SIA Group, has announced that Angela Edwards has been named employee benefits account executive in the agency’s Jacksonville office. Edwards will be responsible for...
