Latest North Carolina Headlines
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Tropical Storm Arthur Inches Closer to East Coast; Minor Impact Expected to North Carolina
May 18 2020 // Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North Carolina coast. Arthur formed off the coast of...
Towing Company Sued by North Carolina for Pandemic Price-Gouging
May 8 2020 // Authorities in North Carolina filed the state’s first price-gouging lawsuit against a towing company accused of employing predatory towing and booting practices during the coronavirus pandemic. A temporary...
Willis’ Podmore to Head AF Specialty Captive Operations in North Carolina
May 7 2020 // AF Group has named Ian Podmore as director of Captive Operations at AF Specialty. Podmore will focus on business growth and profitability for new markets and business opportunity development through the use of insurance...
Students Sue Universities in North Carolina for Tuition Reimbursement
May 5 2020 // College students in North Carolina are suing universities in hopes of getting reimbursements for tuition and fees after campuses shut down and moved classes online during the coronavirus pandemic. The Raleigh News &...
North Carolina Kids, Teens Steal $1M in Vehicles from Dealerships
May 4 2020 // Police in North Carolina have accused a group of teenagers and children as young as 9 of stealing more than $1.1 million in vehicles from car dealerships. Investigators think 19 suspects ranging in age from 9 to 16 were...
North Carolina Extends Emergency Order for Insurers to Defer Premium Payments
Apr 29 2020 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has extended an order issued last month to the insurance industry requesting that insurers defer policyholder payments for an additional 30 days, beginning April 27. The...
North Carolina Gov Extends Stay-Home Order for 2 Weeks, Unveils Reopen Plan
Apr 27 2020 // Resisting pressure as other Southern chief executives begin allowing businesses to reopen, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday that the state’s stay-at-home order from COVID-19 will remain in place for at...
5 North Carolina Food Processors Have Employees Infected by COVID-19
Apr 24 2020 // Five food processing facilities in the state are each experiencing multiple cases of COVID-19 among employees, North Carolina health officials said Tuesday. A news release from state health and agriculture officials said...
North Carolina Regulator Offers Agent Licensing Options During Shutdown
Apr 23 2020 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) is taking steps to continue licensing insurance agents in the state as quickly as possible amid the shutdown of application processing centers due to the pandemic,...
North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to Give Insureds 20% Dividend on Auto Premiums
Apr 22 2020 // North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance will provide a 20% dividend payment to its automobile policyholders for April and May 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced the “Here for You...
North Carolina Diocese Faces 2 Suits Over Alleged Priest Abuse
Apr 17 2020 // Two lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte claiming two boys were sexually abused in separate instances by the two priests they sought out for help with personal problems decades ago. One of the...
North Carolina Creates Process for Insurers to Legally Offer Pandemic Premium Relief
Apr 15 2020 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance says it is working with insurers to allow them to offer financial relief to policyholders without filing for department approval or risking violating state law during the current...
Widespread Damage, At Least 19 Deaths from Easter Storms Across South
Apr 14 2020 // Severe weather swept across the South Monday, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Monday sheltering in...
Jackson Sumner & Associates of North Carolina Names Shockley Controller
Apr 14 2020 // Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) has added Keith Shockley as controller and head of the accounting department. Keith Shockley He will report directly to JSA President and CEO, Danielle Wade. Shockley’s past...
More Coronavirus Deaths Spur New North Carolina Nursing Home Directives
Apr 13 2020 // North Carolina health officials ordered new resident and employee protections in the state’s nursing homes and similar settings last week after the new coronavirus further penetrated those facilities, leading to more...
Explosion at North Carolina Fuel Plant Damages Nearby Homes; No Serious Injuries
Apr 9 2020 // An explosion at a hydrogen fuel plant in North Carolina has damaged nearby homes but left workers without any serious injuries. News outlets report that the explosion occurred at the OneH2 Inc. hydrogen fuel facility in...
2 Dozen Residents at North Carolina Assisted Living Center Positive for COVID-19
Apr 7 2020 // About two dozen residents at an assisted living center in western North Carolina have tested positive for COVID-19, marking a new case cluster in the state at corporate living facilities such as nursing homes. The...
Firefighters Work to Contain North Carolina Wildfires
Apr 6 2020 // Firefighters kept working on Saturday to slow the spread of western North Carolina wildfires that have spread due to high winds, the U.S. Forest Service said. A fire that began on private property Friday in Haywood County...
North Carolina Nursing Home Reports Virus Outbreak
Apr 6 2020 // Three residents of a central North Carolina nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, public health officials announced on Saturday as overall cases statewide exceeded 2,400. The three cases occurred within the...
North Carolina Requests Insurers Defer Premium Payments to Help Consumers
Apr 3 2020 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has activated an emergency declaration that gives policyholders in all 100 counties the option to defer insurance premium payments should they need to do so. The order was...
