Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Investigating 250K Gallon Sewage Spill
Apr 19 2017 // North Carolina officials are investigating after a sewage spill of about 250,000 gallons in Johnston County. The county said in a news release that the spill occurred Sunday. The Johnston County Public Utilities Department...
Floodplain Changes Approved for North Carolina Beach Community
Apr 18 2017 // North Carolina’s floodplain mapping officials have approved an appeal of severe flood zone restrictions for a beach town, meaning property owners may save some money. The StarNews of Wilmington reports the N.C....
North Carolina House Passes Bill to Fight Opioid Abuse
Apr 17 2017 // Legislation to reduce opioid abuse and overdoses has passed the North Carolina House with unanimous bipartisan support. The House approved the measure April 10 that strengthens requirements for doctors and pharmacists on...
North Carolina Busts 70 Taxi, Limo Drivers in Insurance Rate Evasion Scheme
Apr 17 2017 // When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the...
Duke Energy Sues 30 Insurers Over Coal Ash Cleanup Costs in Carolinas
Apr 17 2017 // The largest U.S. electric company sued 30 international and domestic insurance companies last month, saying they should cover part of the utility’s multibillion-dollar cleanup costs in the Carolinas for toxic...
North Carolina Regulator Calls 13.8% Auto Rate Hike Unwarranted
Apr 17 2017 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s request for an auto rate hike of 13.8 percent is not justified based on the data submitted, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The decision,...
2 Retired North Carolina Agents Convicted of $11M Insurance Scam Targeting Seniors
Apr 17 2017 // North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents in a regional scam targeting senior citizens. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said the two retired agents, Milton...
USI Acquires North Carolina’s Cameron M. Harris & Co.
Apr 12 2017 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Cameron M. Harris & Company, an insurance brokerage firm in North Carolina. Cameron M. Harris & Company and its employees will remain at the current Charlotte location. Terms of...
North Carolina Requests Nearly $1B from Congress for Hurricane Recovery
Apr 10 2017 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking nearly $1 billion from Congress to help North Carolina counties still recovering from Hurricane Matthew more than six months after it caused massive inland flooding and killed 28...
Low-lying North Carolina Town Says Dike Saved Homes From Matthew Floods
Apr 4 2017 // Residents of a low-lying coastal North Carolina town say a long-term engineering project did a good job protecting their homes and nearby rich farmland from Hurricane Matthew last fall. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk,...
North Carolina Man Charged With Arson in Apartment Fire
Apr 2 2017 // A Raleigh man has been charged in an apartment fire that displaced dozens of people. Local media outlets report that Anthony Antoine Ridley has been charged with first-degree arson. The two-alarm fire broke out Thursday...
2 Retired North Carolina Agents Convicted of $11M Insurance Scam Targeting Seniors
Mar 31 2017 // North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents in a regional scam targeting senior citizens. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said the two retired agents, Milton...
Duke Energy Sues 30 Insurers Over Carolinas Coal Ash Cleanup Costs
Mar 31 2017 // The largest U.S. electric company sued 30 international and domestic insurance companies Wednesday, saying they should cover part of the utility’s multibillion-dollar cleanup costs in the Carolinas for toxic...
North Carolina Regulator Calls 13.8% Auto Rate Hike Unwarranted
Mar 27 2017 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s request for an auto rate hike of 13.8 percent is not justified based on the data submitted, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The decision,...
Residents of 10 Buildings in North Carolina Capital City Displaced by Massive Fire
Mar 20 2017 // Residents of downtown Raleigh, N.C., were allowed pick up belongings Saturday at dwellings near where a massive fire broke out. Raleigh Fire Chief John McGrath said crews were escorting residents back to where they lived,...
North Carolina Busts 70 Taxi, Limo Drivers in Insurance Rate Evasion Scheme
Mar 20 2017 // When dozens of taxi and limo drivers claimed the same home address, it led to a big insurance bust. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says 70 Charlotte-area taxi and limousine drivers falsely listed the...
2016 a Strong Year for North Carolina Captive Insurance Industry
Mar 20 2017 // Growth of North Carolina’s captive insurance company program once again exceeded expectations during the program’s third full year of operation, according to Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey. During 2016, the...
Family of Snowboarder Sues North Carolina Ski Resort After Fall from Lift
Mar 9 2017 // The family of a snowboarder who suffered broken bones and frostbite after falling 30 feet off a ski lift to avoid freezing to death has sued a North Carolina ski resort. The Charlotte Observer reports Robert and Wendy...
USI Insurance Services Acquires Carolina First Associates in North Carolina
Mar 8 2017 // USI Insurance Services (USI) has acquired Carolina First Associates LLC, an employee benefits insurance advisor located in Hickory, N.C. This acquisition extends USI’s presence as a middle market insurance brokerage...
North Carolina Man Accused of Insurance Fraud
Mar 8 2017 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced the arrest of Stacy Dewhite Brown, 50, of Raleigh, N.C. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false...
