Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Walker Named President of IIANC; Executive Committee of Association Elected
Oct 7 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced the election of Bo Walker of Walker Robinson Clark in Statesville, as its new president. Walker was elected to the office during the IIANC Annual...
N.C. Moves to 8th Lowest Auto Rates in Nation
Oct 1 2004 // A report released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners comparing auto insurance rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that North Carolina ranks eighth in the nation for the lowest...
Alliance Mutual Teams with Homes4NC to Aid Hurricane Victims in Western Part of N.C.
Sep 28 2004 // Alliance Mutual Insurance Company, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, has partnered with Homes4NC, the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, to aid those in Western North Carolina who...
N.C. Commissioner Alerts Federal Reserve of Potential for $700 Million in Auto Rate Refunds
Sep 24 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks being distributed to North Carolinians in the coming...
U.S. Labor Secretary Notes $10 Million Grant to Assist N.C. Workers Following Hurricanes
Sep 23 2004 // U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao visited Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday to survey hurricane damage and announce a National Emergency Grant of up to $10 million, with an initial release of $3.5 million. The grant...
Additional N.C. Counties Can Receive Disaster Assistance Following Frances
Sep 20 2004 // Federal disaster aid for individuals and business owners affected by Tropical Storm Frances has been extended in North Carolina to include the counties of Alexander, Bladen, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Columbus,...
N.C. Victims of Frances Get Disaster Assistance
Sep 16 2004 // Only five days after President Bush declared 15 North Carolina counties disaster areas, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has disbursed $1,124,642 million to individuals who...
N.C. Receives Federal Aid Programs
Sep 11 2004 // North Carolina is receiving federal aid programs to help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Frances. The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under...
NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER SETTLES TRIO OF AUTO CASES:
Aug 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases—a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers....
DMLR: N.C. Senate Candidate Sides with Attorneys on Ending Medical Lawsuit Abuse
Aug 16 2004 // Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR), a coalition of more than 230,000 specialty physicians working to ending medical lawsuit abuse, said Erskine Bowles, Democratic candidate for John Edwards’ open U.S. Senate...
Neighbors, Volunteers and Faith Groups Spring into Action as Charley Bears Down on Southeast
Aug 13 2004 // by Susan Kim By Friday morning, two million residents and visitors had evacuated Florida as Hurricane Charley edged its 110-mph winds closer to the state’s west coast. The storm could send parts of Tampa and its...
N.C. Gov. Requests Disaster Declaration for Pair of Counties Following Alex’s Visit
Aug 11 2004 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has sent a letter to the regional director of the Small Business Administration requesting a disaster declaration for residents and business owners in Dare and Hyde counties who suffered...
North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group Selects SEEC’s CSA
Aug 3 2004 // SEEC Inc., a provider of legacy modernization solutions for insurance, financial services and manufacturing, and Enterprise Web provider Plumtree Software announced that North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group (NCFB)...
North Carolina Coast Takes on Hurricane Alex
Aug 3 2004 // With maximum sustained winds of almost 100 miles per hour, tropical storm-turned-Hurricane Alex is moving along the coast of North Carolina toward the Outer Banks, and local property owners should take some basic...
N.C. Commissioner Signs Race-Based Premium Settlements with Trio of Companies
Jul 29 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has signed three settlement agreements with companies that reportedly participated in discriminatory rating practices in North Carolina. The settlements with the companies,...
N.C. Commissioner Settles Trio of Auto Rate Cases
Jul 22 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases – a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers. Long...
People and Places
Jul 19 2004 // Tommy Adams Tommy Adams, an independent agent from Bowling Green, was named the 2004/2005 president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Kentucky (IIAK), at the association’s 108th Annual Convention, which was held...
Former North Carolina DOT Employee Facing More Charges
Jul 19 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...
Former North Carolina Agent under Investigation for Embezzlement
Jul 19 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced that Gevedon Insurance Agency, of Columbus, is currently under criminal investigation for numerous charges of alleged embezzlement. Polk County Sheriff’s...
Ninth Annual N.C. Workers’ Comp Conference Set
Jul 8 2004 // The Ninth Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference will take place Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Durham. Registration on site begins at 10 a.m., and the conference program begins at 1 p.m. The...
