Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Crum & Forster Acquires Redwoods Group in North Carolina
Apr 7 2015 // The Redwoods Group, a provider of insurance to YMCAs, Jewish community centers and residential and day camps, has agreed to a merger with specialty insurer Crum & Forster, part of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Terms...
NFP Acquires North Carolina-Based Trinity Consulting
Apr 7 2015 // Insurance broker and consultant NFP has expanded its P&C capabilities and added to its employee benefits operation by acquiring Trinity Consulting. The transaction closed on March 3, 2015. A large risk management and...
North Carolina’s Hospital Costs
Apr 6 2015 // Hospital costs per workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina were higher than most states in 2012 in the wake of attempts to control their costs, according to a 2014 study by the Workers Compensation Research...
New North Carolina Medical Fees Expected to Save on Work Comp
Apr 6 2015 // Revised medical fees approved in February by the North Carolina Industrial Commission and planned to take effect this year are expected to save the state’s workers’ compensation system $27 million annually, as...
North Carolina Jury Awards $18 million to Estate of Bus Crash Victim
Mar 30 2015 // A jury has awarded $18 million to the estate of a Chapel Hill, N.C., man killed in a charter bus crash almost two years ago. WRAL in Raleigh reports the wrongful death lawsuit sought $52 million, but lawyers for Horizon...
Lawmakers Halt Medical Marijuana Efforts in North Carolina
Mar 27 2015 // North Carolina legislators are stopping efforts to legalize marijuana to treat medical conditions. A state House committee voted Wednesday to kill a medical marijuana bill. Advocates say marijuana helps to manage chronic...
Duke Energy to Appeal $25M Fine by North Carolina Regulators
Mar 26 2015 // Duke Energy will appeal a $25.1 million fine by North Carolina environmental regulators over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The fine, which...
North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths
Mar 25 2015 // Workers were dismantling a scaffold at a high-rise construction project on Monday when a piece of it fell to the ground in downtown Raleigh, N.C., killing three men and sending another to a hospital. All four men were...
Florida Businessman Who Faked Death Arrested in North Carolina
Mar 25 2015 // A Florida businessman who authorities say faked his own death to dodge debts while reaping millions in life insurance benefits is sitting in a North Carolina jail after allegedly applying for a passport under another...
North Carolina Governor Signs Air Pollution Mandate Change for Fracking
Mar 20 2015 // Environmental legislation that gives leeway to a North Carolina state panel in creating air pollution rules for fracking has been signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory. The governor signed the measure soon after the Senate...
University of North Carolina Settles with Ex-Learning Specialist for $335K
Mar 19 2015 // The former North Carolina learning specialist who questioned literacy levels of Tar Heels athletes received $335,000 in the settlement to end her lawsuit against the school. Mary Willingham sued last summer, saying she was...
Duke Coal Ash Case Goes Before North Carolina Supreme Court
Mar 19 2015 // North Carolina’s highest court is weighing whether state environmental rules require Duke Energy to clean up its leaky coal ash dumps immediately, or years down the road. The North Carolina Supreme Court heard...
North Carolina Fines Duke Energy $25M over Coal Ash Pollution
Mar 13 2015 // North Carolina environmental officials are fining Duke Energy $25 million over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The state Department of...
North Carolina Lawmakers, Commissioner Support Insurance Rate Legislation
Mar 13 2015 // Republican lawmakers and Democratic state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin back legislation they say would improve the process to set North Carolina homeowner insurance rates and give insurers a new way to cover huge...
North Carolina Legislators Approve Tougher Drunken-Driving Bills
Mar 12 2015 // North Carolina lawmakers want a tougher no-alcohol policy imposed upon more motorists permitted to drive again following an impaired-driving conviction. The House voted this week for a measure saying drivers who get their...
Officials: Tractor-Trailer Hit by Train in North Carolina was Too Big for Highway
Mar 12 2015 // The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway Patrol escort, and so...
Amtrak Crash in North Carolina Leaves at Least 55 Injured
Mar 11 2015 // An Amtrak train in North Carolina slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor and at least 54...
North Carolina Judge Grants Class-Action Status to Magistrates’ Pay Lawsuit
Mar 10 2015 // A judge is approving class-action status to a lawsuit saying North Carolina has broken its promise to give magistrates pay raises. Forty magistrates filed the lawsuit last year. But with Superior Court Judge Michael...
Proposed North Carolina Permit Rules Would Allow Duke Pollution to Continue
Mar 9 2015 // Duke Energy could legally leak pollutants from some of its coal ash dumps under new wastewater permits proposed Friday by North Carolina regulators. Just days after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Duke...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies by State
Mar 9 2015 // While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who...
