Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Insurers Seek Rate Hike on Dwelling Fire Policies
Jan 5 2011 // North Carolina insurers are looking to raise rates from 7 percent to 25 percent, or an average 20.9 percent statewide, for 2011 on dwelling fire and extended coverage policies. If approved the higher rates would affect...
North Carolina Jeweler Loses Bet Against a White Christmas
Dec 31 2010 // A North Carolina jewelry store owner made a $400,000 bet against a white Christmas — and lost. Alan Perry, owner of Perry’s Emporium in Wilmington, promised refunds for everything bought at his store between...
North Carolina Principal Gets Workers’ Compensation After Shooting
Dec 29 2010 // A North Carolina middle school principal who blames his April 2009 shooting on his fight against gangs will receive workers’ compensation for his injuries. The Fayetteville Observer reported that the state Industrial...
Families of Victims Sue in North Carolina Nursing Home Shootings
Dec 17 2010 // The families of two of the eight people shot and killed at a North Carolina nursing home last year have sued, saying the home didn’t do enough to protect residents. Seven residents and a nurse were killed and two...
LaBarre/Oksnee Insurance Acquires N.C. Dundas and Associates
Dec 15 2010 // Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based LaBarre/Oksnee Insurance has acquired the N.C. Dundas and Associates, a commercial insurance brokerage firm. The acquisition is part of LaBarre/Oksnee’s larger strategic expansion plans that...
North Carolina Escapes Storms; Will It Escape Florida’s Insurance Woes?
Dec 5 2010 // Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On...
North Carolina’s Motley, Leading Black Politician, Insurance Exec, Dies
Nov 17 2010 // A pioneering black political leader in Charlotte has died. Long & Son Mortuary Service said Rowe Motley died last Friday at age 84. Motley was the first black commissioner in Mecklenburg County, serving in the 1970s....
North Carolina Escapes Storms; Will It Escape Florida’s Insurance Woes?
Nov 16 2010 // Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On...
North Carolina Agent Accused of Filing False House Fire Claim
Nov 15 2010 // Frances Moore, of Moravian Falls,. N.C., an insurance agent and owner and operator of Fran Moore Allstate Agency, has been charged with 14 counts of insurance fraud, according to officials. Insurance Commissioner Wayne...
Some Question North, South Carolina Injured Worker Data
Nov 14 2010 // A new federal job safety study finds North and South Carolina among the country’s safest states in which to work. But some experts doubt whether the rates accurately reflect which states are safer. North...
Some Question Data on Low Worker Injury Rates in North, South Carolina
Nov 8 2010 // A new federal study estimating the rate of workplace injuries last year finds North and South Carolina among the country’s safest in which to work. But some workplace safety experts doubt whether the rates accurately...
Insurance Helps But North Carolina Family Struggles to Rebuild After Fire
Nov 5 2010 // Alma Salas printed out an application for Extreme Home Makeover the night before her house was destroyed by fire. “It wasn’t a perfect home, but I bought it with intentions of building it up,” she said....
North Carolina Court Rejects Counties’ Challenge to 2008 Homeowners Rates
Nov 3 2010 // Municipalities do not have standing to challenge decisions on insurance rates issued by the state insurance department, a North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled. Twelve North Carolina counties, led by dare County, along...
North Carolina Has High Workers’ Compensation Medical Costs
Nov 1 2010 // North Carolina’s medical costs per workers’ compensation claim were among the highest in a study of 15 states, according to a new report. The study by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research...
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Nov 1 2010 // Aubie W. Knight has assumed the role of chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG). Knight has been with IIAG since 1996. During his tenure, he has been responsible for most of...
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Rates Given a Nudge
Oct 27 2010 // North Carolina employers’ costs for workers’ compensation will inch up next spring under an agreement reached between the state and insurers. The settlement ordered a 0.6 percent increase for voluntary market...
North Carolina Sisters Charged with Insurance Fraud
Oct 26 2010 // A pair of Durham, North Carolina sisters has been arrested for alleged insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Evelyn Lee Navarro, 31, has been charged with one count of embezzlement by an...
North Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Medical Costs Among Highest
Oct 22 2010 // North Carolina’s medical costs per workers’ compensation claim were among the highest in a study of 15 states, according to a new report. The study by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Workers Compensation Research...
North Carolina Agents Honor Newmister of Montgomery Insurance
Oct 20 2010 // Montgomery Insurance Co. Regional Vice President Nancy Newmister has been named the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC) Company Professional of the Year. The award was presented to Newmister...
Feds Criticize North, South Carolina on Workplace Safety
Oct 18 2010 // Workplace safety programs in North and South Carolina downplay serious safety problems and levy weak fines, according to an audit released by the U.S. Labor Department. Jordan Barab of the Occupational Safety and Health...
