North Carolina News

Web-based Tool Helps Businesses Recover From Natural Disasters

Businesses can plan for and recover from natural disasters with a free web-based tool now being provided to clients of Montgomery Insurance of Charlotte, N.C. Open for Business, developed by the Institute for Business and Home Safety, is a new …

Louisiana Commissioner Hopefuls Raise More Than $600K

The three candidates running for Louisiana’s Commissioner of Insurance collected more than $600,000 since the beginning of the year. Acting Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon raised the most of the three, with $526,325 in cash contributions and another $4,558 in in-kind …

Mack Appointed Main Street America Group S.V.P., General Counsel

Susan Mack has joined the Main Street America Group as senior vice president, general counsel. She will head the firm’s legal department and be responsible for determining the organization’s legal posture, will be a member of its senior management team …

Argonaut’s Great Central Appoints Keystone Insurers Group

Peoria, Ill.-based Great Central, a member of the Select Markets segment of Argonaut Group Inc., has appointed Keystone Insurers Group of Northumberland, Pa., as a distribution partner in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia. The appointment of Keystone provides Great Central …

Gibson, Ridge, Win 2006 Trusted Choice Big ‘I’ Junior Classic

Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot a 138 over two days to place first in the Boys division at the 36-hole North Carolina Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic (previously the IIAJC) championship on July 16 at Mid Pines …

Tropical Storm Beryl Headed Toward Cape Lookout, N.C.

Tropical Storm Beryl was moving slowly to the north and was not intensifying at 11 p.m. est, according to the National Hurricane Center. Initial intensity has kept from 35 to 40 mph, however NHC predicted a chance of some strengthening …

XL Re Life Appoints Batley, Pado to Senior Management Positions

XL Re Life announced the creation of a new senior position and the appointment of a new president of its U.S. life reinsurance company, Servus Life Insurance Company, soon to be renamed XL Re Life America Inc., pending regulatory approvals. …

Montgomery Insurance Issues Hurricane Guide, Teams on Stand By

Southeast residents should be prepared in case a hurricane threatens the U.S. and according to Michael Plavnicky, Montgomery Insurance president and CEO, his company is fully prepared. Montgomery has issued a six-page, full-color “Hurricane Disaster Planning Guide” and at the …

Hurricane Info Website Launched; Poll Shows Coastal Residents Unprepared

The launch of a new National Hurricane Survival Initiative and a new website that answers frequently asked questions about hurricanes and enables consumers to judge their readiness for such an event has been launched by the National Weather Center in …

Cincinnati Insurer Settles Lawsuit Alleging Minorities Overcharged

The Ohio Insurance Department this week said that about 25,000 minorities in North Carolina could be eligible for benefits as a result of a settlement with Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. An investigation led by Ohio insurance regulators and …