Attorneys for a security contractor argued in a federal court have said that the state courts of North Carolina aren’t the proper place for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the survivors of four former employees killed and mutilated in …
The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina has published its disaster planning guide for members and the general public. Bill Bingham, IIANC president said the guide will be useful to all North Carolina residents when planning for disasters. “All North …
Americans’ expanding waistlines were a factor in the capsizing of a Baltimore water taxi that killed five people in 2004, a trend that has led to other deadly transportation accidents, the government said. The National Transportation Safety Board said that …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has announced a hearing on auto insurance rates will be held in Raleigh in June and recently requested rate increases will be denied until after the hearings. This announcement comes after the North Carolina …
Perry Murray Wilson, 53, of Black Mountain, N.C. was apprehended on six felony charges including two misdemeanor charges of selling insurance without a license, financial identity fraud, obtaining property under false pretenses and forgery. According to the Department of Insurance, …
Tougher building code standards aimed at reducing future hurricane damage in North Carolina have been forwarded to a state committee studying disaster management by Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Long petitioned the Joint Study Committee on Energy Preparedness and Disaster Management …
Lynwood “Lynn” Roach has been named vice president and program manager, to head the new towing and recovery program just announced by BISYS Specialty Programs in Melbourne, Fla. Roach is working from a satellite office in High Point, N.C. He …
A check for $54,000 for a scholarship endowment will be presented at 1 p.m. March 8 to the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina by the Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North …
Insurance agents and brokers seem to go to more meetings and conferences than most people can imagine. Just in the property and casualty arena, there are a host of educational and networking events across the country covering professional liability, risk …
The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services issued a statement this week saying that a consent order requiring the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company was issued requiring the companies make amends for using race-based underwriting and rating practices. …
