Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UPDATE 4: Ernesto Gains Strength, Heads Toward the Carolinas
Aug 31 2006 // Ernesto may not be a hurricane, but it continues to be a very persistent tropical storm. After passing over Florida with a lot of rain and wind, but minimal damage, Ernesto has gained new strength with maximum sustained...
N.C. Individual Health Market To Gain Competitors
Aug 28 2006 // North Carolina consumers could soon pay lower premiums for individual health insurance, thanks to an increase in competition. For years, consumers here have relied almost entirely on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North...
N.C. Nixes Bill Giving State Worker Association Insurance Advantage
Aug 23 2006 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley has vetoed legislation he said would give the largest association representing state workers special rights to recruit and consult with employees or sell them insurance policies. The measure...
N.C. Appellate Court Sides with Insurer in Denying Pre-Storm Coverage
Aug 17 2006 // An insurance company legally denied coverage to a business seeking to renew its policy in the days before Hurricane Isabel struck North Carolina, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 15. HPB Enterprises, the owner...
N.C. Chiropractor Helped Stage Accidents, Treated Patients
Jul 26 2006 // A Rocky Mount, N.C. chiropractor who encouraged people to stage car crashes and then seek fake treatment from him has been sentenced to seven years in prison. For about three years, Mark McKinnon cheated insurance...
N.C. High-Risk Pool Appears Unlikely to Pass This Session
Jul 26 2006 // The creation of a special health insurance pool for thousands of North Carolinians who aren’t insured or can’t afford coverage because of chronic illness likely won’t be heard in the Senate before the...
Tropical Storm Beryl Headed Toward Cape Lookout, N.C.
Jul 18 2006 // Tropical Storm Beryl was moving slowly to the north and was not intensifying at 11 p.m. est, according to the National Hurricane Center. Initial intensity has kept from 35 to 40 mph, however NHC predicted a chance of some...
Gibson, Ridge, Win 2006 Trusted Choice Big ‘I’ Junior Classic
Jul 18 2006 // Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot a 138 over two days to place first in the Boys division at the 36-hole North Carolina Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (previously the IIAJC) championship on July...
Cincinnati Insurer Settles Lawsuit Alleging Minorities Overcharged
Jul 12 2006 // The Ohio Insurance Department this week said that about 25,000 minorities in North Carolina could be eligible for benefits as a result of a settlement with Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. An investigation led by...
N.C. Lawmakers: Buckle Up in the Back Seat, Too
Jul 12 2006 // Click it or ticket, even in the back seat. With the Senate concurring to changes made by the House, lawmakers Monday night finalized a proposal that requires all North Carolina passengers to buckle up. That measure now...
N.C. Settlement to Benefit 25,000 Minority-Members
Jul 10 2006 // Some 25,000 minority North Carolinians victimized by race-based premiums could benefit from a settlement agreed upon by Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. and the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The company...
N.C. House Approves Mandate for Seatbelt Use for all Passengers
Jul 7 2006 // All vehicle passengers, even those in the back seat, would have to buckle up in North Carolina under a bill that the House tentatively approved Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C. Lawmakers approved the mandate, which would levy...
Changes to Curb Fraudulent Medicaid Applications Delayed in N.C.
Jul 7 2006 // A program intended to prevent illegal immigrants from fraudulently applying for Medicaid has been delayed in North Carolina, possibly until late September, two months after its scheduled start date, officials said. Until...
N.C. Young Agents Name Top Agent; Broker, Company
Jun 30 2006 // The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has named Kenneth L. Richardson, vice president of Senn Dunn in Greensboro, N.C., as its “Young Agent of the Year.” At the same...
Durham, N.C. Resident Sentenced to 12-and-a-Half Years; Must repay $8.3M
Jun 28 2006 // Steve Edwards of Durham, N.C. has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison in an insurance fraud case that left North Carolinians with unpaid workers’ compensation and health insurance claims estimated in...
Whitemore Agency Employee Arrested in N.C. for Embezzlement
Jun 16 2006 // Tammy Cope of Old Fort, N.C. has been arrested in McDowell County on six charges of embezzlement according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Department of Insurance investigators allege that Cope collected more than...
N.C. High-Risk Pool Small Step Toward Reducing Uninsured
Jun 14 2006 // As a telephone installer, aircraft maintenance worker and now a self-employed massage therapist, Stacie Schultz has never let illness stop her from earning a living. “I don’t get sick. That’s not who I...
Defense Rests in Robeson County, N.C. Murder Trial
Jun 12 2006 // The defense in the case of a Wake County man accused of killing his wife for insurance money rested its case in Lumberton, N.C. Thursday without the defendant taking the stand. Attorneys for Myron Britt took an early lunch...
N.C. Commissioner Gives Hurricane Preparation Tips
May 31 2006 // Spring storm season is upon us and with hurricane season beginning June 1, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long urges North Carolinians to be prepared for any storms that may come toward his state. “No matter where in...
N.C. Lawsuits Accuse Calif. Insurance Provider of Fraud
May 24 2006 // Two California-based financial services companies took hundreds of thousands of dollars from senior citizens through deceptive tactics, state Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a lawsuit brought against the companies in...
