Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Attorney General Sues E-Cig Makers
Nov 18 2021 // North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his concerns that their product is being marketed to children through kid-friendly flavors and poor age verification. NC...
Insurtechs Hope NC Sandbox Will Ease Regulations for Innovations
Nov 15 2021 // Until now, it has been practically verboten for insurers in many states to offer policyholders a free fitness tracker, such as a FitBit, or even wearable sniffers for factory workers to help detect toxic gases. The...
North Carolina DOI Reaches Settlement on Mobile Home Rate Hikes
Nov 10 2021 // 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...
Marsh McLennan Buys Pelnik Insurance in NC
Nov 8 2021 // Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, one of the largest insurance brokers in the world, has acquired Pelnik Insurance, a North Carolina independent agency, the company announced. Pelnik, founded in 1994, offers...
Alera Group Acquires Bagwell, One of Oldest North Carolina Agencies
Nov 1 2021 // Alera Group, a national insurance and wealth management firm, announced it has acquired 102-year-old Bagwell & Bagwell Insurance in North Carolina. Bagwell, founded in 1919, is a property and casualty agency that...
North Carolina Again Postpones Hearing on 25% Homeowners Rate Hike
Nov 1 2021 // A hearing set for today on a proposed 24.5% average increase in homeowners’ insurance rates has been postponed until Jan. 3, the North Carolina Department of Insurance announced. The rate increase was recommended by...
North Carolina Clarifies Use of European Lumber in Building Codes
Oct 12 2021 // Thanks to the continuing shortage and price levels of some types of framing lumber, the North Carolina Department of Insurance hopes to clear up confusion over what other types of wood can be used under the state’s...
NC Lawmakers Approve ‘Sandbox’ to Waive Regs, Spur Insuretech Innovation
Oct 11 2021 // North Carolina lawmakers hope a bill that creates a “regulatory sandbox” will spur innovation in the insurance and financial sectors in the state, particularly in the use of blockchain technology. The North...
North Carolina Suit Could Signal Change in COVID Claims Disputes
Oct 5 2021 // Since the pandemic began, most of the COVID-19-related business interruption disputes have not gone in favor of the policyholders, especially in federal court. More than 90% of motions to dismiss in federal lawsuits, in...
Worker Hurt at North Carolina Plant Where 2 Recently Died
Sep 28 2021 // A worker at a North Carolina plant was taken to a hospital over the weekend after a crane collapsed onto a truck, officials said. A Fayetteville fire department official said the crane fell on the cab of a truck while the...
North Carolina Mother, Son Charged With Insurance Fraud
Sep 22 2021 // Officials with a North Carolina agency have accused a mother and son of falsely telling an insurance company that her car and truck had been struck multiple times by deer and other animals. A news release from state...
Biden Approves North Carolina Disaster Assistance Request from Storm Fred
Sep 9 2021 // President Joe Biden approved a request on Wednesday for federal funds to be made available to residents of western North Carolina who saw major flooding last month due to Tropical Storm Fred. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...
Court Finds North Carolina Catholic School Wrongfully Fired Gay Substitute
Sep 7 2021 // A gay substitute teacher was wrongfully fired by a Roman Catholic school in North Carolina after he announced in 2014 on social media that he was going to marry his longtime partner, a federal judge has ruled. U.S....
Family Sues Duke Energy over North Carolina Tubing Accident that Killed 5
Sep 7 2021 // A family that lost five members in a tubing accident on a North Carolina river is suing Duke Energy, saying the utility failed to adequately warn people that its dam poses life-threatening risks. Their lawsuit, filed in...
North Carolina Regulators Find Chemours Plant Out of Compliance With Air Permit
Aug 31 2021 // North Carolina environmental regulators announced this week that a plant that for years discharged so-called “forever chemicals” into the air and water is not currently in compliance with its air permit. In its...
North Carolina Lawmakers Finalize Police Reform Bill Designed to Banish Undisciplined Officers
Aug 26 2021 // The General Assembly finalized a police reform bill on Tuesday designed to get rid of undisciplined officers at North Carolina law enforcement agencies while emphasizing mental health assistance for others. The consensus...
North Carolina Flooding Claims Five Victims
Aug 24 2021 // Officials have found a fifth person dead after flooding in western North Carolina. Haywood County Emergency Services announced in a Facebook post that they found the fifth victim, Frank Lauer Sr., 74, of Cruso on Sunday....
North Carolina Gov. Cooper Issues State of Emergency After Tropical Storm Fred Causes Historic Flooding
Aug 18 2021 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Fred, which caused severe flood in the western part of the state. Approximately 30 people are currently in missing in Haywood...
North Carolina Civil Rights Groups Reach Settlement Over 2020 Clash With Police
Aug 2 2021 // Civil rights groups in North Carolina have reached a settlement with the city of Charlotte and its police department in a lawsuit filed last year after officers surrounded and gassed demonstrators protesting the death of...
Feds Sue North Carolina County Over Firing of 911 Operator Who Reported Sexual Harassment
Jul 30 2021 // A North Carolina county’s emergency communications unit engaged in unlawful retaliation when it terminated a worker after she told supervisors that she had been sexually harassed while on the job, according to a...
