Limits on medical liability lawsuits, including a cap on certain jury awards, cleared the North Carolina state Senate this week in legislation that Republican backers argue will keep malpractice insurance premiums stable and attract more doctors to practice in North …
North Carolina property and liability insurers are taking their case to the public to impede an effort in the Legislature to change how monetary awards are determined when somebody gets hit by a car while crossing the street or slips …
North Carolina’s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads. A national transportation group released a report …
A panel of North Carolina lawmakers began trying to improve fireworks safety last week following a fatal July 4 Outer Banks explosion by approving a bill that would require state oversight for those who transport pyrotechnics and set them off. …
North Carolina’s top elected statewide officials remembered former colleague Jim Long at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, calling the ex-insurance commissioner a friend who dedicated his career to the state. Long’s death Monday subdued what was otherwise a historic council …
North Carolina’s state-sanctioned property insurance program at the coast should reduce its maximum property policy coverage to relieve its potential liability in a massive hurricane, a legislative study committee recommended this week. The panel also suggested capping how much insurance …
Last-minute surprises closed out North Carolina’s candidate filing period Feb. 29, as hundreds of candidates began their official runs for elected office. Former House co-Speaker Richard Morgan, a Republican insurance executive voted out of office amid party infighting in 2006, …
North Carolina’s automobile insurance rates are among the country’s lowest, but a special pool covering motorists for hundreds of thousands of vehicles doesn’t work very well, industry officials told lawmakers Wednesday. A General Assembly committee met for the first time …
The North Carolina Building Code Council declined to consider a request that sprinkler systems be required in new large or multistory homes, a setback for firefighters who sought the change following an October beach house fire that killed seven college …
The North Carolina House narrowly approved the expansion of a voluntary public financing program for three more statewide elected offices, a move meant to reduce the influence of special interest money. Under the proposal, initially approved 53-52 after House Speaker …
