Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
IIAJC Tees Off Again in 2004
Mar 1 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC), sponsored nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and the largest golf tournament in the country that results in one champion, tees...
North Carolina Commissioner Orders Hearing on 2004 Auto Rate Filing
Feb 25 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has ordered a hearing to discuss the insurance industry’s latest request for an increase in auto insurance rates. Long will preside over the hearing, called for July 26...
Despite Some Bumps, North Carolina P/C Market Remains Strong
Feb 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast regarding some of the issues impacting the state. A native of Burlington, N.C., Long was first elected to...
RESIDUAL MARKETS A BURDEN:
Feb 23 2004 // A new report by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) shows that residual market plans for private passenger auto insurance continue to result in significant losses for insurance companies. All states...
N.C. SAFE KIDS Partners with Kiwanis Clubs for Child Passenger Safety Week
Feb 12 2004 // Nearly 40 SAFE KIDS coalitions and chapters throughout North Carolina with the support of Kiwanis Clubs are sponsoring a statewide Child Passenger Safety Seat Check Saturday, Feb. 14. The seat check, which will be held in...
Residual Markets Continue to Burden Auto Insurers
Feb 9 2004 // A new report by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) shows that residual market plans for private passenger auto insurance continue to result in significant losses for insurance companies. But one...
N.C. Department Responds to Auto Rate Filing
Feb 9 2004 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Long last week announced the receipt of the 2004 auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB). The NCRB, an independent organization representing all auto insurance...
North Carolina Agents Team Up for Winning Model
Jan 26 2004 // I once observed a high school football program go 1-9 for two consecutive years. Then with the backing of the administration, a new coach was brought in who had been part of a successful program. With a new attitude and...
IIANC’s Annual Eastern Agents Conference Runs Jan. 28-29
Jan 15 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC’s) annual Eastern Agents Conference, the largest insurance conference in the eastern part of North Carolina, will be held Jan. 28-29, at the Holiday...
COURT OF APPEALS LARGELY UPHOLDS N.C. COMMISSIONER’S ORDER TO REDUCE AUTO RATES:
Jan 12 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently received word that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has largely upheld his order in the 2001 auto insurance rate case to force insurance companies to drop rates by...
IIANC DONATES $25,000 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND:
Jan 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) presented the American Red Cross, Triangle Area Chapter, with a $25,000 donation recently for the Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Isabel and...
Stonewood Co. Receives License to Write Workers’ Comp
Nov 19 2003 // Stonewood Insurance Company (Stonewood) announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance has approved its license to write workers’ compensation effective Nov. 12, 2003. Stonewood was incorporated in North...
Seibels Bruce Group Unveils Q3 Numbers; Focuses on Strategically Growing Business
Nov 17 2003 // The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, 2003 and other matters. For the third quarter of 2003, the South Carolina-based company reported a net loss of $1.5 million or...
Pollard Re-elected 2004 NAII Chairman
Nov 13 2003 // William Pollard, executive vice president and general manager of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and 2003 chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Independent...
IIANC Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Oct 23 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) presented the American Red Cross, Triangle Area Chapter with a $25,000 donation this week for the Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Isabel and...
Former N.C. Agent Charged with Embezzlement
Oct 22 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Anthony Wayne Allen of Fayetteville, a former insurance agent charged with embezzling $60,000 from a Cumberland County woman. Allen is currently held...
N.C. DOI Investigators Arrest Claims Rep Accused of Defrauding Travelers Insurance Co.
Oct 21 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Deborah Flint Gilliam, a claims representative with Travelers Insurance Company accused of cheating and defrauding the company of $2,500, with the...
Court of Appeals Largely Upholds N.C. Commissioner’s Order to Reduce Auto Rates
Oct 13 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long last week received word that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has largely upheld his order in the 2001 auto insurance rate case to force insurance companies to drop rates...
N.C. Commissioner Warns of Scams in Wake of Isabel
Oct 8 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long warned residents of a possible scam involving repair service companies offering to settle insurance claims after Hurricane Isabel. Accusations have reportedly started...
