North Carolina News

Fire Destroys Huge QVC Distribution Center in North Carolina

What was described as a “massive” fire destroyed most of a sprawling QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, shutting down a major employer just days before Christmas. About 75% of the home-shopping network facility was destroyed in the …

North Carolina Homeowners Premiums to Rise 7.9% on Average

North Carolina homeowners will see insurance premiums climb an average of 7.9% next year, but that’s much less of an increase that a state rating bureau had requested, the state insurance commissioner announced. The North Carolina Rate Bureau had proposed …

North Carolina DOI Reaches Settlement on Mobile Home Rate Hikes

The North Carolina Department of Insurance has settled a months-long disagreement with the state’s rating bureau on mobile home insurance rates, resulting in an increase that’s about half of what insurers had wanted. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced this week …

Campaign Calls on U.S. Insurers to Reject Fossil Fuels

A handful of consumer and climate groups are calling on the insurance industry to ditch fossil fuels as part of a new campaign called Insure Our Future. The entreaty came on the eve of this week’s Global Climate Action Summit, …

Jeff Davis, ICA, to Speak on Climate Change and Property Losses at Atlanta RIMS

Charlotte, NC, February 7, 2018 – Insurance Claims Adjusters, LP (ICA) is pleased to announce that Jeff Davis, vice president of claims and director of business development, will be a panelist at the 2018 Atlanta RIMS Educational Conference, speaking on …

Atlantic Casualty Announces Chief Underwriting Officer

Goldsboro, NC, February 23, 2016- Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company, a member of Strickland Insurance Group, has named Tim Martin, CPCU, AU, as Chief Underwriting Officer. Martin will provide oversight and direction for all underwriting functions performed by the company. He …

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Hires Clark Lawrence as Vice President of Marketing, Eastern Region

San Diego, CA, December 9, 2014– Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, welcomes Clark Lawrence as the new vice president of marketing for the eastern region. In his new role, Lawrence will be responsible for developing …

Lighthouse Insurance Expands Homeowners Program to North Carolina

Beginning in November 2014, Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. will offer homeowners insurance and flood insurance throughout North Carolina. While Lighthouse will debut in the state with only homeowners and flood, it expects to introduce a dwelling fire product in 2015. …

All Risks Taps Julien as California Workers’ Comp Underwriter

Danielle Julien has been hired by wholesaler All Risks Ltd. as a workers’ compensation brokerage underwriter located in San Diego, Calif. Julien will write workers’ compensation business with retail agents in California, Arizona and Nevada. Julien has eight years of …

Insurer Ordered to Pay in North Carolina Parasailing Deaths

An insurance company has been ordered to finish paying $100,000 in the 2009 deaths of two women who were parasailing in Ocean Isle Beach. The StarNews of Wilmington reported that the president of Marine Specialty Management, Craig Reynolds, had been …