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N.C. Seeks SBA Disaster Declaration for Columbus County

Nov 21 2006 // Gov. Mike Easley asked the Small Business Administration for a disaster declaration for Columbus County, N.C., to help pay for repairs and other expenses related to damages resulting from the severe weather that battered...

IIABA president: contingency commission crisis threatens agents

Nov 20 2006 // For a small to midsized independent insurance agency, contingency commissions can determine whether the business survives, according to many within the industry. That explains why Alex Soto, a Miami agent who is also...

IIABA president: contingency commission crisis threatens agents

Nov 20 2006 // For a small- to mid-sized independent insurance agency, contingency commissions can determine whether the business survives, according to many within the industry. That explains why Alex Soto, a Miami agent who is also...

IIABA president: contingency commission crisis threatens agents

Nov 19 2006 // For a small- to mid-sized independent insurance agency, contingency commissions can determine whether the business survives, according to many within the industry. That explains why Alex Soto, a Miami agent who is also...

At Least 3 Dead in N.C. Tornadoes That Swept Across South

Nov 17 2006 // Thunderstorms that tore up homes and buildings across the South hit North Carolina early Thursday, killing at least three people and leaving thousands without power. Another person died Wednesday as a tornado swept through...

Williams Named N.C. Department of Insurance Legislative Counsel

Nov 14 2006 // Goldsboro, N.C., resident Rose Vaughn Williams will join Insurance Commissioner Jim Long’s staff as legislative counsel. Williams most recently served as a district court judge in the eighth judicial district of...

N.C. fire chief: Apex plant chemicals unknown

Nov 6 2006 // The fire chief for the town of Apex told a North Carolina state task force that he was prepared to lose an entire city block when a chemical fire ignited an industrial waste recycling plant last month because he...

People and Places

Nov 6 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president. Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of the...

N.C. fire chief: Apex plant chemicals unknown

Nov 5 2006 // The fire chief for the town of Apex told a North Carolina state task force that he was prepared to lose an entire city block when a chemical fire ignited an industrial waste recycling plant last month because he...

Nov 5 2006 // People The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced the election of Kathy Lance of The L.N. Davis Co. in Waynesville, as its new president. Lance, the first female to hold the office, has been a member of...

N.C. Child Safety Coordinator Honored

Nov 2 2006 // Director of Safe Kids North Carolina Kelly Ransdell received the Outstanding State Coordinator of the Year award for her work in promoting injury prevention awareness through the state’s child safety...

Safety Board: N.C. Waste Plant Fire Started Near Chlorine

Oct 31 2006 // The hazardous waste storage plant fire that led to the evacuation of thousands of residents this month in Apex, N.C. started in an area where chemicals such as pool chlorination tablets were stored, investigators said. An...

Study Identifies High Costs of Doing Business in Mass.

Oct 30 2006 // A new study by a Boston-based think tank shows that Massachusetts firms in nine selected industries including financial services have costs that are on average 20 percent to 30 percent higher than similar companies in...

Apex, N.C. Fire Chief Predicted Heavy Loss From Chemical Fire

Oct 27 2006 // Apex’s fire chief told a North Carolina state task force this week that he was prepared to lose an entire city block when a chemical fire ignited an industrial waste recycling plant earlier this month because he...

North Carolina Insurance Agent Arrested on Alleged Fraud Charges

Oct 26 2006 // A Matthews, N.C. licensed insurance agent was arrested and charged with nine felony counts of obtaining property by false pretense and is under a $50,000 secured bond at the Union County Jail. According to Insurance...

N.C. to Conduct Second Test of Apex Plant for Contaminants

Oct 25 2006 // North Carolina officials said that they will conduct a new round of environmental testing around an Apex industrial waste plant destroyed by fire earlier this month. North Carolina’s Department of Environment and...

N.C. Honor Heckle as Agent of Year

Oct 24 2006 // North Carolina independent insurance agents received kudos for leadership, service and dedication at this year’s annual convention. At the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina event held Oct. 8-11 in...

Flying solo now, former Zurich executive ‘gooses ‘ N.C. agents

Oct 23 2006 // A retired insurance industry executive turned turbo-charged motivational speaker told a group of independent insurance agents that they are the greediest people he has ever met. Ray Thomas, a former Zurich North America...

N.C. maps areas prone to landslides

Oct 23 2006 // North Carolina has produced the first in what officials say will be a series of county maps to enable communities to reduce the risks of building homes and other structures in landslide-prone areas of the state’s...

N.C. entrepreneur married to divorce insurance

Oct 23 2006 // If North Carolina’s John Logan has his way, sometime in the very near future, people across the globe will be able to purchase insurance coverage against the potential financial devastation often caused by...