West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, announced today that Nathan James Sigmon pleaded guilty last week to one felony count of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Sigmon, age 24 of Newton, N.C., was indicted on the felony insurance charge …
Wells Fargo Insurance Services selected Steve Smith senior vice president, managing director of its North Carolina operations. Prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2006, Smith held leadership positions with CNA Financial, The Hartford and Sun Life Financial. Most recently he …
South Carolina’s beaches overall are well prepared to withstand the winds and waves of this year’s hurricane season, but there are a few spots along the coast to worry about, a state official said. “Looking at the entire state, we’re …
A special committee probing the Durham, N.C. Police Department’s handing of the Duke lacrosse rape case has stopped its work because the city’s liability insurance provider warned that findings could provide material for civil lawsuits. A statement released Monday by …
Federal officials declared Spruce Pine, N.C. a disaster area based on a request Gov. Mike Easley made shortly after a fire destroyed parts of downtown. The governor’s office said more than 50 businesses were affected by fires that began in …
North Carolina Officials arrested and charged a Benson man with fraudulently burning a dwelling, burning personal property and obtaining property by false pretense. Franklin Lee Hollis, 68, of 3394 Woods Crossroads Rd., was processed at the Harnett County Jail and …
W. R. Berkley Corp. in Greenwich, Conn. has named Robert W. Standen president of Key Risk Insurance Co. and its affiliate, Key Risk Management Services, Inc., both based in Greensboro, North Carolina. Key Risk sells workers’ compensation insurance products and …
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to make room for Ohio Casualty and its $1.4 …
N.C. Gov. Mike Easley said he will ask the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for a federal disaster declaration for farmers whose crops and livestock are suffering from the ongoing drought. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the …
Students now starting kindergarten will be in the third grade when a state task force created after a deadly school bus wreck in Huntsville wraps up a study on whether Alabama school buses should have seat belts. The panel voted …
