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75% The percent of price-shoppers who switch car insurance carriers because they have experienced poor customer service, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Insurance Shopping Study. 50% The percentage of auto insurance shoppers who also shop for other …

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N.C. braces for flood insurance rate surge under new building code Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising cost of protecting homes. The North …

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The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president and chief operating officer of Hartford …

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The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president and chief operating officer of Hartford …

N.C. braces for flood insurance rate surge under new building code

Thousands of coastal North Carolina residents could see insurance rates surge this fall as state regulators weigh higher insurance costs against the rising cost of protecting homes. The North Carolina Building Code Council has balked at new international building codes …

Report: N.C. among states with worst traffic, S.C. among best roads

Nearly 52 percent of U.S. urban Interstates are now congested and traffic fatality rates rose slightly, but road surface conditions and bridge conditions improved, according to the Reason Foundation’s latest annual highway performance report. “Gridlock isn’t going away,” said David …

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75% The percent of price-shoppers who switch car insurance carriers because they have experienced poor customer service, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Insurance Shopping Study. 50% The percentage of auto insurance shoppers who also shop for other …

N.C. Provides Weather Radios for Sr. Citizens

Gov. Mike Easley announced that 164 senior centers in North Carolina will soon receive a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration radio to warn seniors and staff members of tornadoes, hurricanes and other weather-related emergencies. The weather radios will be delivered …

Safeco Announces New Sale Regions, Field Leadership

Seattle-based Safeco has announced it has expanded its sales organization from five to nine regions, and has named executives to lead two of the new territories. “Independent insurance agents have consistently told us they want more personal contact,” said Spencer …

N.C. Coast Facing Challenges of Growth, Rising Water Levels

North Carolina’s coast isn’t what it used to be. The sound of seagulls competes with the grind of construction. Property values are soaring. The water is rising. “It means we’ve got some very difficult choices to make in the not-to-distant …