Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Judge Orders Lindberg to Give Up Control of Firms to Repay Insurers
May 19 2022 // A North Carolina court has ordered jailed insurance and business entrepreneur Greg Lindberg to relinquish control of hundreds of his firms in a plan to salvage four of his insurance companies. The judge in Wake County...
North Carolina AG Sues Contractor for Deceptive AOB Work after Hurricane
Apr 29 2022 // North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has filed suit against an Illinois contractor who came to the state after Hurricane Florence in 2018, convincing homeowners to assign insurance benefits to his companies. Dennis...
Relation Buys Rabon Agency in North Carolina
Apr 27 2022 // Relation Insurance Services has acquired North Carolina-based Rabon Insurance Agency, which was previously part of Nationwide’s exclusive distribution model. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rabon, headquartered...
Carolina People: Owens Agency Promotes One, NC DOI Elevates Three
Apr 26 2022 // Owens Promotes Johnson Owens Insurance Agency, based in Greer, South Carolina, has promoted Sandra Johnson to be director of operations. Johnson, who joined the agency a decade ago, has served as the agency’s point...
North Carolina City Settles Female Firefighter’s Discrimination Lawsuit
Apr 14 2022 // Officials in a North Carolina city have settled a federal discrimination lawsuit with a former female firefighter who said she had endured a hostile work environment in which the fire chief and others inflicted emotional...
Two North Carolina Insurance Agents Charged with Fraud
Mar 18 2022 // Two North Carolina insurance agents have been accused of submitting false insurance claims to collect more than $30,000, authorities said. The N.C. Department of Insurance said in a news release that Christian LaFabian...
OSHA Fines Postal Service After North Carolina Worker Loses Arm
Mar 17 2022 // The U.S. Postal Service said it is continuing to investigate an accident at a North Carolina distribution center in September that caused an employee to lose an arm after touching a machine, the federal agency said...
People Moves: Bakofsky at Florida OIR, Gorman at North Carolina
Feb 28 2022 // Bakofsky Named Chief of Staff at Florida OIR Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier announced that communications director Alexis Bakofsky has been elevated to chief of staff. Bakofsky joined the state Office of...
North Carolina High Court Ends ‘Absurd’ Windfall for Comp Insurers on Temp Workers
Feb 15 2022 // For years, workers’ compensation insurers in North Carolina have been able to enjoy a windfall in some cases that involved temporary workers or those who gigged for a number of employers. Insurers have often charged...
Reward Offered for Info on QVC Distribution Center Fire in North Carolina
Feb 14 2022 // Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward for information on a fire that destroyed a QVC distribution facility in North Carolina and killed a worker. News outlets report the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and...
North Carolina OSHA Starts Probe into Fertilizer Plant Fire
Feb 11 2022 // The North Carolina Department of Labor has opened an investigation into the safety conditions and fire at a fertilizer plant that erupted in flames Jan. 31, forcing the evacuation of thousands because of explosive...
North Carolina Volunteer Fire Departments Get Grants from Blue Cross Donation
Feb 7 2022 // North Carolina’s insurance commissioner said he plans to distribute more than $145,000 in grants this week to volunteer fire departments in seven counties. The grants are part of the $500,000 that Blue Cross Blue...
Six Charged in North Carolina Package-Delivery Theft Ring
Feb 4 2022 // Six people have been arrested in North Carolina for their roles in a theft ring in which package delivery drivers traded packages for drugs, police said. WGHP -TV reported that Eden police launched an investigation after...
North Carolina Fertilizer Plant Fire Forces Thousands to Evacuate
Feb 1 2022 // An explosion and fire at a North Carolina fertilizer plant has forced thousands of nearby residents to evacuate, as officials warned that chemicals at the site could cause further eruptions. Local news outlets reported...
Three Charged in North Carolina in Insurance Fraud Schemes
Feb 1 2022 // A North Carolina man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly won an $8,000 roofing contract by presenting a fake certificate of liability insurance. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said in a statement that...
Snow Collapses Dorm Roof at North Carolina College, Knocks Out Power in South
Jan 18 2022 // Heavy snow during a winter storm Sunday caused part of a roof to collapse on a dorm at Brevard College, but all 50 students inside got out safely, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to Jones Hall just after 3 p.m....
Fire Destroys Huge QVC Distribution Center in North Carolina
Dec 20 2021 // 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...
North Carolina Workers’ Comp Attorney Disbarred After Keeping Settlement Money, Tax Issues
Dec 16 2021 // A North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney has agreed to close his practice after he was disbarred for settling a claim against his client’s wishes, then billing her for expenses. Lindler...
Georgia, North Carolina Move to Beef up Benefits for First Responders
Nov 30 2021 // Two Southern states have taken steps to provide improved benefits for first responders who suffer from mental conditions and from cancers that may be linked to workplace hazards. In North Carolina, lawmakers approved a...
North Carolina Homeowners Premiums to Rise 7.9% on Average
Nov 24 2021 // 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...
