Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Atlantic Casualty to Create 83 Jobs, Invest $11.8M in North Carolina Operations
Feb 19 2020 // Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co., a national provider of commercial insurance products, will create 83 jobs and invest more than $11.8 million through an expansion of its Wayne County, N.C., headquarters, according to a...
Trial Set to Begin for North Carolina Insurance Magnate Accused of Political Corruption
Feb 18 2020 // The trial of an insurance company magnate and two associates on charges they conspired to bribe an elected North Carolina regulator with up to $2 million in campaign money so scrutiny of his businesses would ease is...
AAA Carolinas Merges with The Auto Club Group
Feb 14 2020 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) and AAA Carolinas have merged and combined operations, it was announced last month. With North and South Carolina part of The Auto Club Group family, the company now serves more than 13.5 million...
Towne Insurance Expands Into South Carolina, Acquires The Angel Insurance Agency
Feb 13 2020 // North Carolina-based Towne Insurance has expanded into South Carolina with the completion of its acquisition of Nationwide Agency, The Angel Insurance Agency. Led by David E. Angel, The Angel Insurance Agency has offices...
Report: Water from Hot Tub Displays Caused North Carolina Legionnaire’s Outbreak
Feb 13 2020 // Hot tub water that sprayed into the air likely caused an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that killed four people in North Carolina last year, state health officials said last month. The state Department of Health...
Severe Storm Sweeps Through Southeast, Causes 5 Deaths
Feb 10 2020 // More than 260,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least five people were killed. North Carolina had the most customers...
Feds Halt North Carolina Pharmacy From Dispensing Opioids, Issue $600K Fine
Feb 7 2020 // A North Carolina pharmacy and its owner have to pay a $600,000 civil penalty and stop dispensing opioids or other controlled substances, federal prosecutors said. Farmville Discount Drug Inc., and its owner and...
North Carolina Woman Seeks $15M in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against NAACP
Feb 6 2020 // A woman who repeatedly told the national NAACP that her supervisor in the North Carolina conference had sexually harassed her is suing the national group and her former boss. Jazmyne Childs is seeking at least $15 million...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Corruption Case Against North Carolina Insurance Magnate
Feb 3 2020 // A federal judge refused to dismiss conspiracy and bribery counts against a North Carolina insurance magnate and two associates, allowing the case to move toward a February trial. Lawyers for Greg E. Lindberg, John Gray and...
North Carolina City Sets Climate Goals After Declaring Emergency
Jan 31 2020 // A North Carolina city has become the first in the state to declare a “climate emergency” and has now set goals on warming greenhouse gases and renewable energy. Asheville City Council unanimously voted for the...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Hanover Excess & Surplus of North Carolina
Jan 29 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has aquired Wilmington, N.C.-based Hanover Excess & Surplus, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1970, Hanover Excess & Surplus is a regional managing...
North Carolina Captive Insurance Program Continued Growth in 2019
Jan 22 2020 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance Captive Insurance Program continued its steady growth in 2019, according to a statement from NCDOI. As of Dec. 31, 2019, NCDOI had licensed (including provisional) 318 captive...
North Carolina Awarded $281M for Hurricane Damage by Army Corps
Jan 22 2020 // The Army Corps of Engineers will award $281 million to a North Carolina city and county heavily impacted by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The Corps will release $237 million to Surf City/ North Topsail Beach and $44.5...
Lawsuit: Ex-Volvo Worker in North Carolina Fired Because He Wasn’t Swedish
Jan 21 2020 // A Romanian-born former employee at Volvo was left out of business talks, turned down for a promotion and ultimately fired because he wasn’t Swedish, according to a lawsuit. Luke Diventi is suing Volvo Group North...
North Carolina Insurers Settle for 4% Rate Increase on Dwelling Policies
Jan 7 2020 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) have reached a settlement for an average 4% increase on a proposal to increase dwelling insurance rates. A hearing on the proposal...
North Carolina Public Housing Residents Evacuated Over Carbon Monoxide Exposure
Jan 6 2020 // Hundreds of people have been relocated from a North Carolina public housing community over ongoing concerns about carbon monoxide. The Durham Housing Authority said in a statement Friday night that it was conducting an...
Duke Energy to Save $1.5 Billion in North Carolina Coal-Ash Settlement
Jan 3 2020 // Duke Energy Corp. reached a settlement with state regulators that will cut $1.5 billion from its cost to clean up coal ash ponds in North Carolina. The deal announced Thursday ends a legal dispute with the state, which in...
Police Say City Employee Targeted Co-Worker in Deadly North Carolina Shooting
Dec 24 2019 // A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of “workplace violence” by one city employee who targeted a co-worker he’d disliked for a long time, police said...
Independent Insurance Agent Group Rep Calling Attention to Climate Change Dangers
Dec 19 2019 // A representative for an independent insurance agent group in one state has penned an opinion column calling attention to the dangers posed by climate change. “Going forward, our state remains vulnerable to the...
W.R. Berkley Corp. Forms Captive Insurer in North Carolina
Dec 18 2019 // W.R. Berkley Corporation has formed Oak Harbor Reinsurance Co. (Oak Harbor Re), a protected cell captive insurance company, which was licensed by the N.C. Department of Insurance on Nov. 25. According to the North Carolina...
