North Carolina News

N.C. Insurance Department Gets $1 Million Federal Grant

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced that the state’s Department of Insurance has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to help the agency implement requirements under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, specifically for making …

Oklahoma Implements Web-Based System to Help Regulate Insurance

The Oklahoma Department of Insurance announced it is expanding its use of the Web-based State Based Systems (SBS) to improve back-office processing of insurance regulation. SBS is a solid, web-based solution that supports all aspects of insurance regulation via a …

Cigarette Firm Says Not Liable for Boston Smoker’s Addiction

A Boston judge delayed ruling Monday on Lorillard Tobacco Co.’s request to reject a lawsuit that accuses the nation’s third-largest tobacco company of targeting black youth in its cigarette marketing. Judge Linda Giles of Suffolk Superior Court told lawyers for …

OneBeacon, Frontline to Offer Motor Truck Cargo Program in Nine States

OneBeacon Insurance Group has formed an alliance with Frontline Underwriters, Inc. to offer a new motor truck cargo program to transportation customers in nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. A full suite …

Three in N.C. Busted for Auto Theft Fraud

North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has announced the arrests of three individuals allegedly involved in a fraudulent stolen vehicle scheme meant to deceive an insurance company. Donna Leblanc, 55, of 108 Creekview Road, New Bern, was charged with one …

New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Manufacturers Market Detail: Penn Millers Insurance Co.’s manufacturers program offers property, crime, liability, automobile and …

North Carolina Health Insurer Cuts Jobs

North Carolina’s largest health insurer says it plans to lay off about 90 people as part of cost-cutting moves to prepare for the new federal health care law. The News & Observer reports Friday that Blue Cross and Blue Shield …

MyNewMarkets: New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Manufacturers Market Detail: Penn Millers Insurance Co.’s (www.pennmillers.com) manufacturers program offers property, crime, liability, automobile …

Feds Sentence North Carolinian Who bilked $3 Million

Federal authorities say a former North Carolina financial adviser has been sentenced to three years in prison for taking millions from an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease. U.S. Attorney George Holding announced Wednesday that 66-year-old Harold Blondeau of Raleigh was …

PMC Adds Jones as Senior Executive

Workers’ compensation insurance wholesaler PMC Insurance Group appointed Bob Jones as vice president. Jones will share responsibility for expanding PMC’s agency management plan and revenue growth in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — including the management and oversight of …