Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. SAFE KIDS Partners with Kiwanis Clubs for Child Passenger Safety Week
Feb 12 2004 // Nearly 40 SAFE KIDS coalitions and chapters throughout North Carolina with the support of Kiwanis Clubs are sponsoring a statewide Child Passenger Safety Seat Check Saturday, Feb. 14. The seat check, which will be held in...
Residual Markets Continue to Burden Auto Insurers
Feb 9 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. But one...
N.C. Department Responds to Auto Rate Filing
Feb 9 2004 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Long last week announced the receipt of the 2004 auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB). The NCRB, an independent organization representing all auto insurance...
North Carolina Agents Team Up for Winning Model
Jan 26 2004 // I once observed a high school football program go 1-9 for two consecutive years. Then with the backing of the administration, a new coach was brought in who had been part of a successful program. With a new attitude and...
IIANC’s Annual Eastern Agents Conference Runs Jan. 28-29
Jan 15 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina’s (IIANC’s) annual Eastern Agents Conference, the largest insurance conference in the eastern part of North Carolina, will be held Jan. 28-29, at the Holiday...
COURT OF APPEALS LARGELY UPHOLDS N.C. COMMISSIONER’S ORDER TO REDUCE AUTO RATES:
Jan 12 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently received word that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has largely upheld his order in the 2001 auto insurance rate case to force insurance companies to drop rates by...
IIANC DONATES $25,000 TO AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND:
Jan 12 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) presented the American Red Cross, Triangle Area Chapter, with a $25,000 donation recently for the Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Isabel and...
Stonewood Co. Receives License to Write Workers’ Comp
Nov 19 2003 // Stonewood Insurance Company (Stonewood) announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance has approved its license to write workers’ compensation effective Nov. 12, 2003. Stonewood was incorporated in North...
Seibels Bruce Group Unveils Q3 Numbers; Focuses on Strategically Growing Business
Nov 17 2003 // The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, 2003 and other matters. For the third quarter of 2003, the South Carolina-based company reported a net loss of $1.5 million or...
Pollard Re-elected 2004 NAII Chairman
Nov 13 2003 // William Pollard, executive vice president and general manager of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and 2003 chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Independent...
IIANC Donates $25,000 to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Oct 23 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) presented the American Red Cross, Triangle Area Chapter with a $25,000 donation this week for the Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Isabel and...
Former N.C. Agent Charged with Embezzlement
Oct 22 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Anthony Wayne Allen of Fayetteville, a former insurance agent charged with embezzling $60,000 from a Cumberland County woman. Allen is currently held...
N.C. DOI Investigators Arrest Claims Rep Accused of Defrauding Travelers Insurance Co.
Oct 21 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the arrest of Deborah Flint Gilliam, a claims representative with Travelers Insurance Company accused of cheating and defrauding the company of $2,500, with the...
Court of Appeals Largely Upholds N.C. Commissioner’s Order to Reduce Auto Rates
Oct 13 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long last week received word that the North Carolina Court of Appeals has largely upheld his order in the 2001 auto insurance rate case to force insurance companies to drop rates...
N.C. Commissioner Warns of Scams in Wake of Isabel
Oct 8 2003 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long warned residents of a possible scam involving repair service companies offering to settle insurance claims after Hurricane Isabel. Accusations have reportedly started...
N.C. Ind. Agents Team Up with Local Fire Departments, Schools to Promote Fire Safety
Oct 6 2003 // Young children are reportedly twice as likely to die in fires as are older children and adults. Statistics show that for young children, fires and burns are the leading cause of unintentional injury. Why? Many young...
RMS Updates Insured Loss Estimate for Hurricane Isabel to $600M
Sep 24 2003 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) released a revised loss estimate of $600 million for wind-related claims from Hurricane Isabel, updating its initial estimate of $500 million released on Sept. 17. The company also reported...
AIA: NC. Senate Med-Mal Bill Lacking
Sep 18 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced that the North Carolina Senate approved a medical malpractice bill that the association believes falls short of the goal of comprehensive medical liability reform. S. 802...
As Isabel Heads for N.C., Commissioner Urges Storm Readiness
Sep 17 2003 // With Hurricane Isabel threatening North Carolina’s coast, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long today released a comprehensive list of consumer tips to address questions frequently encountered by North Carolinians...
N.C. Industrial Comm. Posts Nov. Hearings Schedule
Sep 10 2003 // The North Carolina Industrial Commission announced that effective Sept. 8, workers’ compensation cases tentatively identified for docketing in November 2003 are posted on the commission’s Web site at...
