North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) News

North Carolina Extends Emergency Order for Insurers to Defer Premium Payments

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has extended an order issued last month to the insurance industry requesting that insurers defer policyholder payments for an additional 30 days, beginning April 27. The original order, issued March 27 and amended on …

North Carolina Regulator Offers Agent Licensing Options During Shutdown

The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) is taking steps to continue licensing insurance agents in the state as quickly as possible amid the shutdown of application processing centers due to the pandemic, according to a statement. Working with Pearson …

North Carolina Requests Insurers Defer Premium Payments to Help Consumers

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has activated an emergency declaration that gives policyholders in all 100 counties the option to defer insurance premium payments should they need to do so. The order was activated March 27 as a result …

North Carolina Stay-At-Home Order Takes Effect

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday that a statewide stay-at-home order will start Monday, saying more movement restrictions are needed to blunt the new coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overrun by cases. Cooper said the order will take …

North Carolina, Georgia Regulators: Insurance Is Essential Business

Regulators in North Carolina and Georgia are clarifying that insurance is considered an essential business as states move to limit what industries remain open during the current coronavirus outbreak. On March 24, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey requested that …

North Carolina Urges Insurers To Be ‘Flexible,’ Available During COVID-19 Emergency

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has asked the state’s insurance companies to be economically flexible with consumers in light of the COVID-19 health emergency. “Some of the mitigating efforts implemented on a state and local level to limit further …

Judge Warns of Jury Harassment, Intimidation in N.C. Insurance Bribery Case

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered two men convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator not to contact jurors from their recently completed trial after learning a consultant attempted to do so on their behalf. U.S. District …

North Carolina Insurance Magnate Convicted of Bribery, Conspiracy

A major political donor was convicted Thursday of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business. A federal jury found insurance magnate Greg Lindberg …

Trial Set to Begin for North Carolina Insurance Magnate Accused of Political Corruption

The trial of an insurance company magnate and two associates on charges they conspired to bribe an elected North Carolina regulator with up to $2 million in campaign money so scrutiny of his businesses would ease is getting started. U.S. …

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Corruption Case Against North Carolina Insurance Magnate

A federal judge refused to dismiss conspiracy and bribery counts against a North Carolina insurance magnate and two associates, allowing the case to move toward a February trial. Lawyers for Greg E. Lindberg, John Gray and John Palermo had argued …