Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Officials Issue Urgent Plea for More Hurricane Recovery Funds
Feb 4 2025 // North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene — as well as parts of eastern North Carolina still struggling from previous hurricanes — told state...
North Carolina Supreme Court Allows 2 Year Window for Child Sex Abuse Suits
Feb 3 2025 // North Carolina’s highest court upheld on Friday a law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages, rejecting arguments that the temporary window violated constitutional...
North Carolina Settles on 15% Increase in HO Rates
Jan 21 2025 // RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the...
NC Court Says Mother Can Sue Trooper After Student Killed in Ride-Along
Jan 17 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The mother of a North Carolina university student killed while on a ride-along in a Highway Patrol cruiser can continue suing for gross negligence the trooper who drove off the road during a...
New Auto Liability Minimums Take Effect This Year in North Carolina
Jan 15 2025 // This year, the minimum automobile liability coverage requirements in North Carolina will jump to 50/100/50, among the highest minimums in the country. The change is the result of Senate Bill 452, approved in 2023 and which...
FEMA Maps Lead to Development in Flood-Risk Areas, NC State Study Shows
Jan 13 2025 // A study by researchers at North Carolina State University supports what some critics of federal flood maps have said for years: That lines drawn on a map give a false sense of security from flooding and have led to...
$1.7B in Block Grants Awarded to North Carolina Governments for Helene Recovery
Jan 10 2025 // ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina governments are receiving over $1.65 billion in federal block grant money to help address historic levels of damage caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The money...
New NC Governor Issues Orders to Speed Housing Work After Helene
Jan 6 2025 // ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene, with an immediate focus on more temporary housing and repairs to...
LWCC Acquires North Carolina’s Prescient National
Dec 19 2024 // The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) announced that it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Prescient National Insurance Company (PNIC) based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The transaction...
NC Supreme Court Bucks Trend, Finds COVID Caused Physical Loss to Restaurants
Dec 16 2024 // Courts across the country have overwhelmingly ruled in favor of insurance carriers in claims disputes following the government-ordered closures of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Carolina Supreme Court...
North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Crisis
Dec 10 2024 // A town in North Carolina sued utility firm Duke Energy DUK.N on Wednesday, accusing the company of deceiving its customers and the broader public about the harms of climate change. The town of Carrboro, about 30 miles from...
North Carolina School Principal Charged With Pet Insurance Fraud
Dec 9 2024 // A North Carolina elementary school principal and a Cape Hatteras man were arrested last week and charged with insurance fraud after authorities said they attempted to make false claims to their insurance companies. Robert...
Hurricane Helene Isn’t the Only Big Storm North Carolina Is Recovering From
Nov 20 2024 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Almost two months after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina, Republican lawmakers grilled officials Monday over how they handled two other hurricanes that hit the state several...
North Carolina Man Charged With Falsifying Insurance Certificate
Nov 15 2024 // A North Carolina man gas been charged with obtaining property by false pretense and common law forgery, both felonies. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of David Fitzgerald Bishop Jr.,...
Driver Dies in Crash Off Hurricane-Damaged North Carolina Highway
Nov 15 2024 // A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple...
NC Insurance Broker Sentenced to Five Years in Long-running Tax Scheme
Nov 14 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a North Carolina insurance agent to five years in prison for his role in a decade-long scheme that created fraudulent tax shelters and cheated the U.S. government of more than $22...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Charged with Embezzlement
Nov 14 2024 // A North Carolina insurance agent who was penalized by regulators almost 20 years ago has given up her producer license after she was charged with pocketing insurance premiums. Lori Ann Crisp, 56, of Kannapolis, was charged...
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Causey Elected to Third Term
Nov 6 2024 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was elected to a third term, gaining 52% of the vote to Democratic opponent Natasha Marcus’ 48%. News reports and the Associated Press indicated that, by early...
NC Insurers Warned About Using Flood Denials in Underwriting
Nov 4 2024 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding property insurers to refrain from raising homeowners’ premiums just because an insured filed a claim or inquiry in order to qualify for flood insurance...
Former North Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief Charged with Embezzling $155,300
Oct 30 2024 // A former volunteer fire chief in North Carolina has been charged with embezzling almost $155,300 from his department by falsifying time sheets. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement that Brian Jason...
