Latest North Carolina Headlines
All the headlines from our North Carolina Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tropical Storm Danny Weakens; East Coast Likely Spared Hurricane
Aug 28 2009 // Tropical Storm Danny weakened in the Atlantic Ocean Thursday and was no longer expected to become a hurricane, but it edged closer to the U.S. coast on a path that could take it to Canada’s Atlantic provinces by...
North Carolina Governor Signs Beach Plan Insurance Reform Bill Into Law
Aug 27 2009 // North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue has signed into law legislation to shore-up the state’s backup coastal insurer and reduce the liability of private insurers should a major catastrophe strike the state. House Bill...
Hurricane Bill Served Warning to North Carolina Island Homeowners
Aug 25 2009 // Although Hurricane Bill made no direct impact on the North Carolina coast, the seas that the storm churned up has caused worries for some homeowners. The Star-News of Wilmington reported Sunday that residents of Bald Head...
North Carolina Beach Plan Reforms Attract AAA Home Insurer
Aug 14 2009 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said today, just one week after the General Assembly passed reforms to the state’s coastal insurance plan, that the insurance company for AAA Carolinas will begin...
North Carolina Recovers $6.5M for Members of Workers’ Comp Pool
Aug 11 2009 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin says that $6.5 million will be returned to 661 former members of the Phoenix Fund Inc., a self-insured workers’ comp fund that was put into rehabilitation nearly...
Report: North Carolina Auto Inspection Programs Ineffective, Unnecessary
Aug 10 2009 // A new report has found that there is little or no evidence that North Carolina’s auto safety inspection program is effective and it’s difficult to gauge whether the auto emissions program does any good for the...
North Carolina Senate Approves Beach Plan Insurance Reform Bill
Aug 6 2009 // A bill to rescue North Carolina’s coastal insurance plan handily passed the state Senate on Wednesday by a 42-5 vote, the same day it won approval from a Senate committee. Because the Senate version differs from the...
North Carolina House, Senate Agree on Beach Plan Insurance Bill
Aug 6 2009 // The North Carolina General Assembly has approved a bill to reform the state’s coastal insurance system that caps private insurers’ liability for any funding shortfall in the state-backed Beach Plan, reduces...
North Carolina Senate Panel Approves Beach Plan Rescue
Aug 5 2009 // The North Carolina Senate Commerce Committee today passed legislation (HB 1305) to rescue the state’s underfunded coastal insurer, the Beach Plan. The bill, which already passed the House, will now bypass the finance...
North Carolina Caps Auto Rates
Aug 3 2009 // North Carolina is ordering auto insurers to roll back their rates to 2006 levels and send up to $50 million in refunds to about 1 million policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said the settlement does away...
Autopsy: 3 Workers at North Carolina Slim Jim Plant Were Crushed to Death
Jul 27 2009 // Autopsies show three workers killed in the collapse of a Slim Jim factory in North Carolina were crushed to death. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that autopsy results were released for workers Barbara...
Revaluations Shock Some North Carolina Property Owners
Jul 27 2009 // Jack Crews is watching his neighborhood on the south side of Kernersville change from fields and houses to offices and businesses. But he still got a shock when he got his revaluation notice earlier this year. His property...
North Carolina Bill to Amend Law on Spousal Suits Reaches Gov. Perdue
Jul 24 2009 // Legislators have agreed to alter a North Carolina law that allows scorned spouses to sue and collect damages for stolen affection and adultery. The House voted 63-48 last week to give final legislative approval to a...
North Carolina Bill Allows Consumers to Freeze Credit Reports for Free
Jul 22 2009 // North Carolina consumers could soon be able to place a security freeze on their credit reports for free in legislation awaiting Gov. Beverly Perdue’s signature. The Senate gave final legislative approval to expand...
North Carolina May Increase Safety Oversight of Fireworks Firms
Jul 20 2009 // A panel of North Carolina lawmakers began trying to improve fireworks safety last week following a fatal July 4 Outer Banks explosion by approving a bill that would require state oversight for those who transport...
North Carolina Drunk Driver Reinstatement Bill Goes to Governor
Jul 17 2009 // The North Carolina Legislature has agreed that repeat drunken-drivers should get a chance one day to have their license restored. The House agreed 88-28 this week to create a procedure whereby someone convicted of habitual...
North Carolina Rolls Back, Freezes Auto Insurance Rates
Jul 15 2009 // North Carolina is ordering auto insurers to roll back their rates to 2006 levels and send up to $50 million in refunds to about 1 million policyholders in a settlement announced today by Insurance Commissioner Wayne...
North Carolina House Passes Beach Plan Insurance Reform Measure
Jul 15 2009 // The North Carolina House voted 89 to 27 yesterday to approve a measure designed to re-establish the state’s coastal insurance provider, the Beach Plan, as a market of last resort and cap the liability of private...
Ratings Roundup: Arch Capital, American Safety, Parkton Re
Jul 13 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook on Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding company Arch Capital Group Ltd.(ACGL) and its operating subsidiaries to positive from stable....
North Carolina House Committee Approves Cut in Beach Plan Insurance
Jul 13 2009 // A North Carolina House committee seeking a fix for an underfunded coastal insurance program has backed cutting the current coverage maximum of $1.5 million per home by half. The House Finance Committee rejected a bid to...
