Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: Hylant Names Reyes Risk Leader and Adds NC Benefits Team Members
Sep 20 2023 // Hylant, one of the larger privately held insurance brokers in the country, has made a number of personnel changes in recent weeks. Alejandro Reyes will lead Ohio-based Hylant’s business risk consulting teams, which...
NC City Denies Christmas Parade Permit After Girl’s Death Last Year
Sep 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina have denied a permit for a Christmas parade after a truck towing a float struck and killed a girl during last year’s event. The city of Raleigh announced...
NC Bars’ Lawsuit Seeking Damages from State Over COVID Closures Can Continue
Sep 8 2023 // RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Portions of a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina bars and their operators seeking financial damages from the state over COVID-19 restrictions that shuttered doors and curtailed business can...
NC Appeals Court: Trial Needed After Agent Failed to Disclose Pond on Property
Sep 6 2023 // A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently by failing to disclose details about an insured’s property, the state’s Court of Appeals decided...
Students Criticize NC University’s Response to Active Shooter Emergency
Sep 5 2023 // CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cell phones lit up with alerts of an active shooter, Micah Baldonado cried quietly at his desk while his teacher...
Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case
Aug 30 2023 // A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in an attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. According to court documents...
Third Child Dies Following House Fire in North Carolina
Aug 22 2023 // CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A third child has died following a weekend house fire in North Carolina, officials said. Fire-fighting crews were dispatched to a one-story public housing duplex in Concord, northeast of...
NC Legislators Give Final OK to Bill Curbing Appointment Powers of Governor
Aug 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders finalized on Wednesday their efforts to curb the appointment powers of the governor on several boards and commissions, extending a yearslong struggle...
Two Dead After Plane Strikes Power Line in North Carolina
Aug 15 2023 // Two people died when a small plane struck a power line and crashed into a western North Carolina lake, a city official said. The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. Sunday on Lake Hickory, said Sarah Killian, a spokesperson...
Carolina Roller Coaster Reopens After Large Crack Repaired and Tested
Aug 15 2023 // A towering North Carolina roller coaster that shut down in June due to a large crack in its support column reopened Thursday after a month of repairs and testing, the park announced on its website. Carowinds amusement...
NC DOI Arrives at 4.5% Increase in Auto Rates for Next Two Years, 9.9% on Dwelling
Aug 9 2023 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner has negotiated a smaller increase on auto insurance rates than the state’s rating agency had requested. The North Carolina Rate Bureau in February requested an average...
Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse
Aug 8 2023 // Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it will begin making some products available only through its emergency ordering process, as part of steps to manage inventory at its North Carolina facility that was struck by a tornado last...
Inspectors Find Second Structural Issue with North Carolina Roller Coaster
Aug 1 2023 // Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a support column was discovered, a North Carolina agency confirmed on Friday. A Swiss-based...
Allstate Loses $17M NC Job Incentive Plan Due to So Many Remote Workers
Jul 27 2023 // Allstate Insurance is no longer eligible for one of the largest incentive packages from the state of North Carolina, created when Allstate pledged to add more than 2,200 workers in Charlotte. The insurance carrier said too...
Tornado Rips Apart Pfizer Plant, Injures 16 in North Carolina
Jul 20 2023 // Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday its plant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which is one of the largest sterile injectable product facilities in the world, has suffered heavy damage from a tornado. A company...
Sublimit Left Out of Policy, But Liberty Mutual Firm Avoids Huge Payout Anyway
Jul 17 2023 // What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multimillion dollar property policy? In the case...
North Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Likely Dead for This Year
Jul 13 2023 // Legislation that would legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes in North Carolina is probably dead for the rest of this year`s General Assembly session, House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday, citing opposition by many...
NC Coaster Crack May Have Formed 6-10 days Before Ride Was Closed, Official Says
Jul 10 2023 // An ongoing investigation by North Carolina`s Department of Labor found that a large crack in the support column of a towering roller coaster had been visible for at least a week before the amusement park shut it down for...
Hatchell Named Senior Deputy Over Three Divisions at NC DOI
Jul 10 2023 // The North Carolina insurance commissioner has named veteran department employee Angela Hatchell as senior deputy commissioner for consumer services and agent services. Hatchell (Linkedin) Hatchell, who started at the...
Oakbridge Insurance Acquires JHA Risk Management in North Carolina
Jul 6 2023 // Georgia-based Oakbridge Insurance Agency, one of the largest independent agencies in the country, has continued its growth with the acquisition of JHA Risk Management agency in North Carolina. JHA, based in Rocky Mount,...
