North Carolina News

Officials Say 2,300 N.C. Drivers Daily Violate School Bus Law

North Carolina state troopers will watch this week for motorists who fail to stop when a school bus lets out children on state roads. Highway Patrol commander Fletcher Clay said authorities will charge drivers who try to pass a bus …

N.C. Workers’ Comp Provider Names Regional Director

North Carolina-based Key Risk, a provider of workers’ compensation insurance products and services for employers throughout the Eastern U.S., has named assistant vice president Glen R. “Chip” Marohn regional director. Marohn was appointed regional director for Key Risk’s Mid-Atlantic Region, …

Judges Clear Way for Wrongful Death Suit Against Blackwater Unit

A three-judge panel in Florida says a lawsuit can proceed against the operator of a plane that crashed in Afghanistan in 2004, killing three Army soldiers. The contractor operating the plane, Presidential Airways Inc., is the aviation subsidiary of Moyock, …

2 from N.C. Arrested on Numerous Charges of Insurance Fraud

North Carolina officials arrested two individuals on charges of insurance fraud and automobile title fraud this week. Andrea Martinez Hernandez, 33, and Octavio Telles Segura, 30, allegedly share three Elizabeth City, N.C., addresses but are believed to actually reside in …

N.C. Drought Spreads to 55 Counties, Gov. Calls for Collaboration

Federal drought maps show that exceptional drought has spread from North Carolina’s eight westernmost counties to 55 counties in the mountains and Piedmont and now stretches from the foothills and Charlotte to parts of the Triad, the Triangle and the …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …

People

The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran of Farmers Insurance Group continuing as IMCA president for her second year. Barran is director of advertising for Farmers Insurance Group in Los Angeles. …

Business Moves

The Hanover, Professionals Direct The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. reports it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Professionals Direct, Inc. for $23.2 million. Professionals Direct’s companies specialize in lawyers professional liability insurance. “Lawyers professional liability insurance is a natural …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …

My New Markets

Trade and Professional Associations Nuts & Bolts: Aon Association offers coverage to 56,000 nonprofit organizations and their members throughout the U. S. Clients range in size and needs from an Elks Lodge seeking general liability coverage to a long-term care …