Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Toyota Doubles Investment at North Carolina EV Battery Plant
Nov 2 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it`s constructing in North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of...
NC Commissioner Fires Top Fire Marshal Officials as Feud with Lawmakers Continues
Nov 1 2023 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey appears to have escalated a feud with lawmakers, firing three officials at the state fire marshal’s office after legislation stripped Causey of the marshal’s...
Bogus Claims Threaten to Taint Lejeune Payouts to Veterans
Oct 31 2023 // The government plan to pay billions of dollars to victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune has unleashed a wave of fraudulent claims that threatens to disrupt or taint what could be one of the largest-ever mass tort...
TWFG Acquires Jeff Kincaid Agency in North Carolina
Oct 27 2023 // TWFG Insurance, also known as The Woodlands Financial Group, has continued its growth trajectory with the acquisition of Jeff Kincaid Insurance Agency, which has five offices in North Carolina. Kincaid, a former Nationwide...
Recalled Dehumidifiers Rich Ground for Subrogation Actions, the Latest in NC
Oct 19 2023 // American consumers may remember the news about certain Chinese-made dehumidifiers, more than 1.5 million of which were recalled due to their tendency to overheat and catch fire. The manufacturer, Gree USA, in 2021 agreed...
When Florida Insurers Go Bust, it Means Changes in North Carolina Insurance Law
Oct 12 2023 // Insurance department omnibus bills in state legislatures are often seen as housekeeping or budget items that may revise regulatory language, fund insurance department positions or clean up the wording of previous laws. But...
King Insurance Picks up DMA Agency in North Carolina
Oct 11 2023 // Florida-based King Insurance Partners, said to be one of the fastest growing insurance brokerages in the country, has added North Carolina’s David L. May Jr. Agency to its court. Known as DMA, the agency has offices...
Agents, Insureds Said Surprised by Nationwide’s 10,000 Nonrenewals in NC
Sep 29 2023 // In February, Nationwide Mutual Insurance filed notice with the North Carolina Department of Insurance that it would non-renew some 10,525 homeowner policies in the state due in large part to the growing risk from climate...
Tornado-damaged Pfizer Plant in North Carolina Restarts Production
Sep 27 2023 // ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the...
NC Commissioner, Firefighters Question New Law Making Fire Marshal a Separate Office
Sep 26 2023 // North Carolina’s Republican supermajority in the legislature has thrown a curveball to the state’s insurance commissioner and fire marshal, a position that until recently has mostly stayed above partisan...
Ophelia Brings Flooding to Coastal North Carolina, Virginia
Sep 25 2023 // ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging...
Storm Could Bring Winds, Storm Surge to Carolina, Virginia
Sep 22 2023 // A potential tropical storm, so far unnamed, was predicted to make landfill in North Carolina Saturday, then push across eastern Virginia and Maryland by Sunday. The storm was off the coast of South Carolina and North...
NC Family Sues Google After Man Drove off Collapsed Bridge Following Map Directions
Sep 22 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been...
People Moves: Hylant Names Reyes Risk Leader and Adds NC Benefits Team Members
Sep 20 2023 // Hylant, one of the larger privately held insurance brokers in the country, has made a number of personnel changes in recent weeks. Alejandro Reyes will lead Ohio-based Hylant’s business risk consulting teams, which...
NC City Denies Christmas Parade Permit After Girl’s Death Last Year
Sep 18 2023 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina have denied a permit for a Christmas parade after a truck towing a float struck and killed a girl during last year’s event. The city of Raleigh announced...
NC Bars’ Lawsuit Seeking Damages from State Over COVID Closures Can Continue
Sep 8 2023 // RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Portions of a lawsuit filed by several North Carolina bars and their operators seeking financial damages from the state over COVID-19 restrictions that shuttered doors and curtailed business can...
NC Appeals Court: Trial Needed After Agent Failed to Disclose Pond on Property
Sep 6 2023 // A North Carolina insurance agent will have to return to court to determine if he or the client acted negligently by failing to disclose details about an insured’s property, the state’s Court of Appeals decided...
Students Criticize NC University’s Response to Active Shooter Emergency
Sep 5 2023 // CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — As sirens blared across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cell phones lit up with alerts of an active shooter, Micah Baldonado cried quietly at his desk while his teacher...
Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case
Aug 30 2023 // A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in an attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. According to court documents...
Third Child Dies Following House Fire in North Carolina
Aug 22 2023 // CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A third child has died following a weekend house fire in North Carolina, officials said. Fire-fighting crews were dispatched to a one-story public housing duplex in Concord, northeast of...
