Latest North Carolina Headlines
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North Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Cyberbullying Law
Jun 14 2016 // North Carolina’s cyberbullying law, designed to protect children from harassing online posts, violates free speech rights and is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled June 10. The opinion strikes down the...
North Carolina Man Jailed for Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 6 2016 // A North Carolina man has been arrested on numerous insurance fraud-related charges, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of...
Encompass Insurance Exits North Carolina Personal Lines
Jun 6 2016 // Encompass Indemnity Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, has exited the North Carolina personal lines market. As of May, Encompass is no longer renewing business in the...
North Carolina Reminds Moped Owners of Upcoming Insurance Requirement
Jun 3 2016 // The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles has sent a second notice to moped owners reminding them of the new law requiring them to be insured beginning in July. Moped owners must provide DMV with proof of liability...
South Carolina’s Memorial Day Weekend a Wet One Thanks to Tropical Depression
May 31 2016 // Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Bonnie dissipated over South Carolina on Monday, as a wet Memorial Day holiday weekend came to an end in the area. The depression fell apart early in the day about 45 miles north of...
Hurricane Center Updating Storm Surge Maps for North Carolina’s Outer Banks
May 27 2016 // New storm surge maps for the Outer Banks of North Carolina will be available this summer. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported that the National Hurricane Center will release the maps to predict where and how deep...
Encompass Insurance Exits North Carolina Personal Lines Market
May 25 2016 // Encompass Indemnity Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, has exited the North Carolina personal lines market. As of this month, Encompass is no longer renewing business...
North Carolina Regulators Order Duke Energy to Close Coal Ash Ponds
May 19 2016 // Duke Energy Corp. must clean up its coal-ash ponds in North Carolina by 2024 due to environmental and public health safety risks, state regulators said in a proposal that could be scaled back at a later date. Duke must dig...
Brightway Insurance Adds New Agency Owners in Florida, North Carolina
May 19 2016 // Brightway Insurance, a national property/casualty insurance retailer selling through a network of franchised independent agencies throughout the country, has added new agency owners in North Carolina and Florida. New...
North Carolina Home Fires Spike in April
May 18 2016 // April was a bad month for house fires in eastern North Carolina. The Red Cross of Eastern North Carolina tells local media outlets that 184 families were affected by house fires during the month. That’s almost a 25...
North Carolina Medical Board Investigating Prescription Drug Overdoses
May 17 2016 // The North Carolina Medical Board is investigating 60 doctors and physician assistants with patients who died of overdoses of prescription drugs. Medical board officials tell The Charlotte Observer that two or more patients...
Brentwood Reinsurance Appoints Hodson as SVP in North Carolina
May 13 2016 // Brentwood Reinsurance Intermediaries Inc. (BRII), a provider of insurance and reinsurance brokerage services, has appointed William (Bill) J. Hodson, of Burlington, N.C., as senior vice president. According to Brentwood...
Fire at North Carolina Kennel Kills 25 Dogs
May 12 2016 // Twenty-five dogs have died in North Carolina after a kennel caught fire. No. 7 Township Fire Chief Travis Blalock tells local media that the fire started just before 4 a.m. Monday at Lynaire Kennels and Crematory in New...
Students at University of North Carolina Evacuated from Sinking Apartments
May 12 2016 // Some students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte had to move out of off-campus apartments right before final exams because of construction issues. Multiple media outlets reported more than 100 students had to...
North Carolina Supreme Court Rules Law Violates Rights of Veteran Teachers
May 11 2016 // North Carolina’s Supreme Court says state lawmakers violated the constitutional rights of veteran teachers by taking away job protections they’d already earned. The state’s high court ruled unanimously...
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Near Wilmington, North Carolina
May 9 2016 // The National Weather Service says a tornado struck northern New Hanover County, uprooting trees and damaging some homes. The storm hit in the Ogden area about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service in Wilmington...
U.S. Justice Dept. to North Carolina: LGBT Law Violates Federal Civil Rights Act
May 6 2016 // A North Carolina law limiting protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws and can’t be enforced, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday, putting the state on notice that it is in danger of being...
Study: Economic Impact of North Carolina Captives Increased by $12.8M in 2015
Apr 18 2016 // The economic impact of North Carolina’s captive insurance company program increased significantly in its second full year of operation, according to a study conducted by the North Carolina Department of...
North Carolina Gov Pushes for Changes to Controversial Discrimination Law
Apr 14 2016 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he wants to change a new state law that prevents people from suing over discrimination in state court, but he’s not challenging a measure regarding bathroom access for...
Powell to Retire from North Carolina Agents Group; Will Join Appalachian State University
Apr 12 2016 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) announced that E. Stuart Powell Jr., MA, CPCU, CIC, CLU, ChFC, ARM, AMIM, AAI, ARe, CRIS will retire on July 31, 2016 from his current position as vice president...
