Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Governor Proclaims May 15-21 Hurricane Preparedness Week in N.C.
May 10 2005 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed May 15-21 hurricane preparedness week, just as a new survey of residents from Florida to Maine shows that people are not worried about hurricane season. The Mason-Dixon poll...
Hurricane-Strength Wind Gusts Hit N.C. Outer Banks
May 9 2005 // A storm system which included hurricane-strength wind gusts up to 115 mph hit North Carolina’s Outer Banks Friday as a storm system pushed through North Carolina, bringing wind gusts and driving rain. According to...
N.C. Agency Management and Technology Conferees to Discuss Hot Topics
Apr 28 2005 // More than 100 independent insurance agents are expected to visit the North Carolina capitol during the May 16-17 Agency Management and Technology Conference sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina...
N.C. Opens 50 ‘Damage Centers’ to Provide Assistance
Apr 25 2005 // Fifty North Carolina counties declared disasters areas after storms swept through the state last year will open centers today to help people still recovering from the damage. State lawmakers have agreed to provide $247...
Scam Nets N.C. Chiropractor 28 Months, $372,000 Fine
Apr 22 2005 // A chiropractor who operated clinics in Greenville and Raleigh, N.C. has been sentenced to 28 months in prison and ordered to pay $372,000 to insurance companies he reportedly defrauded in a billing scam. Steven Ira Cohen,...
North Carolina IIA to Host 2008 Big I Junior Classic
Apr 19 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced that North Carolina will host the National Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic in 2008. This prestigious tournament will be hosted at the Country Club of North...
Young N.C. Golfers Invited to Compete in Regional ‘Big I’ Qualifying Tournaments
Apr 13 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has invited participants to play in qualifying tournaments for the annual Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic (Big I) national finals. The tournament is open to local...
N.C. Agents Detour Auto Fraud Ring Responsible for 480 Crashes, $2 M in False Claims
Apr 12 2005 // Six Chatham and Randolph County, N.C. residents suspected of masterminding an extensive auto insurance fraud ring which staged an estimated 480 auto crashes and defrauded more than $2 million have been arrested as the...
PC Direct Technology Road Shows Slated in Raleigh, Charlotte, N.C. April 26, 28
Apr 11 2005 // A special “Technology Solutions Road Show” especially designed for insurance company owners and managers will be sponsored by PC Direct Inc. on April 26 and 28 in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C. “PC Direct is...
N.C. DOI Disputes 11.5 Auto Rate Request; Long Sets Hearing in September
Mar 31 2005 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has announced plans for a hearing on auto insurance rates in September. This announcement comes after the North Carolina Rate Bureau, an independent organization that represents all auto...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
ALA., N.C. AGENTS JOIN ASSUREX GLOBAL
Mar 21 2005 // Cobbs Allen & Hall Inc. of Birming-ham, Ala., and Senn Dunn, of Greens-boro, N.C., have been accepted as members of Assurex Global of Columbus, Ohio, a large insurance association designed to specifically serve...
N.C. Agenda Tight, No Time for Golf!
Mar 21 2005 // I was surprised and impressed by the efficiency and expertise shown by everyone participating in the March 3-6 National Conference of Insurance Legislators meetings in Hilton Head, S.C. When I heard hundreds of...
Workers’ Comp Varies Widely; Reforms Slow to Enact, Enforce
Mar 21 2005 // Employer responsibility for the expense of accidents and in some cases occupational illnesses, varies from state to state. Em-ployers must provide reasonable information, rules, supervision, training and safety. The word...
N.C. Commission, Rate Bureau Reach Compromise; Agree on 2.2 Percent Average Policy Increase
Mar 18 2005 // A compromise agreement approving a 2.2 percent average statewide homeowners premium increase has been reached between the North Carolina Insurance Commission and the North Carolina Rate Bureau. The Bureau, an independent...
N.C. MGA Goes High Tech With Electronic Imaging, Document Management
Mar 11 2005 // Blue Goose Agency Services, an application service provider hosting and technology services provider to the managed general agency and general agency market, has announced the successful implementation of iCHANNEL their...
Ala., N.C. Agents Join Assurex Global Network
Feb 24 2005 // Cobbs Allen & Hall Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., and Senn Dunn, of Greensboro, N.C. have been accepted as members of Assurex Global of Columbus, Ohio, the world’s largest insurance association designed specifically...
N.C. Insurance Commission Meets With Delegates From the Former Soviet Union
Feb 23 2005 // The North Carolina Insurance Commission shared information about the insurance industry and insurance regulation last week in Raleigh as it welcomed 19 hospital administrators and head physicians from Armenia, Azerbijian,...
N.C. SENATE MIGHT CAP MED MAL AWARDS
Feb 21 2005 // The North Carolina Senate is again considering legislation to cap jury awards in medical malpractice lawsuits. Sen. Robert Pittenger, R-Mecklenburg, a cap proponent, said limiting damages is an effective way to reduce...
N.C. Agent Fined $220,000, Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Embezzlement
Feb 18 2005 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has announced the conclusion of an insurance fraud case against Eugenie H. Johnson of Fayetteville, who was accused of embezzling more than $220,000 from an insurance agency...
