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100,000 Pages of documents Allstate spokesman Adam Shores said the company provided Florida insurance regulators as of mid-February. A Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability requested Allstate submit copies of any internal correspondence having to do with legislation …

N.C.’s Long Won’t Run For Seventh Term as Insurance Chief

Last-minute surprises closed out North Carolina’s candidate filing period Feb. 29, as hundreds of candidates began their official runs for elected office. Former House co-Speaker Richard Morgan, a Republican insurance executive voted out of office amid party infighting in 2006, …

Alabama Moves Closer to Hiking Auto Insurance Requirements

The Alabama House has approved legislation that would bring Alabama in line with about half the South by raising the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must buy. The House voted 82-0 for legislation by Rep. Marc Keahey, …

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Fire Destroys North Carolina Woodworking Company

Two firefighters died and three others were injured while battling a fire that destroyed a central North Carolina woodworking company last week. Firefighters Justin Monroe, 19, and Victor Isler, 40, died from injuries they got while trying to contain the …

North Carolina Insurance Regulator: Auto Insurance Increase not Justified

Officials at the North Carolina Department of Insurance released a notice of hearing in the 2008 auto insurance rate case, in which the insurance industry requested a 13 percent average statewide increase in auto rates. Signed by Commissioner Jim Long …

Aon Consulting Hires Southeast Region Leader

Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corp., announced that Mary Kay Vona joined the Tampa, Fla., office as executive vice president and southeast region leader. Vona, 47, brings nearly 25 years of human capital consulting …

N.C. Auto Insurance Companies Ask for 13% Rate Hike

The North Carolina Insurance Commissioner received the annual auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. The Bureau, which represents the auto insurance companies writing business in the state, requested an overall …

N.C. Insurance Commissioner Will Not Run for Another Term

When asked how his colleagues and staff took the news from North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long that he was departing public life, he said, “I think they’re just wondering who will stir things up and joke around now.” Long’s …

North Carolina Lifts Burning Ban

North Carolina lifted an outdoor burning ban, hoping to burn off excess forest debris in preparation for the spring fire season. Outdoor burning became allowable after noon on March 1. Officials said recent rainfall has made it safe to conduct …