Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former N.C. DOT Employee Facing More Charges
May 20 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that the investigation into former Department of Transportation employee Denise Sharon Hargrove, 37, of Raleigh, turned up additional allegations of...
N.C. Resident Arrested on Fraud Charges
May 17 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Denise Sharon Hargrove, 37, of Raleigh, on charges of insurance fraud. Hargrove allegedly stole nearly $170,000 in fraudulent disability claims from...
N.C. RESIDENTS URGED TO PREPARE FOR HURRICANE SEASON; ATLANTIC BASIN FORECAST RELEASED:
May 17 2004 // Hurricane Isabel was directly or indirectly responsible for 50 deaths nationwide and caused an estimated $170 million of property damage in North Carolina last September. Experts predict 14 named storms and eight...
N.C. Dept. Offers Safety Tips for Kids
May 10 2004 // Recent statistics reportedly show that 41 North Carolina children under the age of 5 died from unintentional injuries in 2002. Among children ages 1 to 4, unintentional injuries were second only to motor vehicle injuries...
Gateway Insurance Services Acquires Whitehurst Insurance Agency
May 4 2004 // Gateway Financial Holdings Inc., the holding company for Gateway Bank & Trust Co., announced that its subsidiary, Gateway Insurance Services Inc., purchased Whitehurst Insurance Agency, Inc. effective May 1, 2004....
N.C. Supreme Court Backs Punitive Damages Cap
May 3 2004 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has reaffirmed the constitutionality of the state’s law capping punitive damages, a decision that maintains the certainty and predictability of North Carolina’s judicial system,...
N.C. Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Cap
May 3 2004 // Southeast News • April 7, 2004 “We need more of these controls on the get rich quick low files out there. Other states need to incorporate the same cap, that’s more than enough.” — Weldon...
N.C. Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Cap
May 3 2004 // Southeast News • April 7, 2004 “We need more of these controls on the get rich quick low files out there. Other states need to incorporate the same cap, that’s more than enough.” — Weldon...
North Carolina: From the Wright Brothers to Krispy Kremes
May 3 2004 // The United States Census Bureau’s Census 2000 estimated the population of the State of North Carolina at 8,049,313. Approximately 78 percent of the adult residents had graduated from high school and about 23 percent...
N.C. Agents Tee-Off for Young Golfers to Play in Regional IIAJC Qualifying Tournaments
Apr 27 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina will sponsor qualifying tournaments for the annual Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC) national finals. The tournament is open to local junior...
N.C. Residents Urged to Exercise Caution in Aftermath of Hurricanes; Atlantic Basin Forecast Released
Apr 27 2004 // Hurricane Isabel was directly or indirectly responsible for 50 deaths nationwide and caused an estimated $170 million of property damage in North Carolina last September. Experts predict 14 named storms and eight...
Thomas Receives InsurPac Young Agent Award
Apr 23 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America reported that Ernest Jeffrey Thomas of LaGrange, N.C., was honored with the InsurPac Young Agent Recognition Award bestowed annually upon the young agent or broker...
N.C. Governor Names Young as Vice Chair of State’s Industrial Commission
Apr 9 2004 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has named Pamela Thorpe Young of Cary to serve as vice chair of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Easley appointed Young to the commission in May of 2003. “Pam’s...
N.C. Supreme Court Upholds Punitive Damages Cap
Apr 7 2004 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has reaffirmed the constitutionality of the state’s law capping punitive damages, a decision that maintains the certainty and predictability of North Carolina’s judicial system,...
N.C. Senate Candidate Signs Pledge Backing Medical Liability Reform
Mar 29 2004 // The North Carolina Chapter of Doctors for Medical Liability Reform announced that Congressman Richard Burr, currently running for U.S. Senate, has signed their pledge supporting federal legislation that would limit...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
IIAJC Tees Off Again in 2004
Mar 1 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic (IIAJC), sponsored nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and the largest golf tournament in the country that results in one champion, tees...
North Carolina Commissioner Orders Hearing on 2004 Auto Rate Filing
Feb 25 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has ordered a hearing to discuss the insurance industry’s latest request for an increase in auto insurance rates. Long will preside over the hearing, called for July 26...
Despite Some Bumps, North Carolina P/C Market Remains Strong
Feb 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast regarding some of the issues impacting the state. A native of Burlington, N.C., Long was first elected to...
RESIDUAL MARKETS A BURDEN:
Feb 23 2004 // A new report by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) shows that residual market plans for private passenger auto insurance continue to result in significant losses for insurance companies. All states...
