North Carolina News

Stopping Workplace Violence Difficult But Risk Can Be Reduced: Experts

Criminologists call it murder by proxy — rampages by employees who go after their boss, supervisors and even co-workers they link to the source of their outrage. The message is: Look who’s doing the firing now. These eruptions of workplace …

Florida’s United Insurance Reports Profits in Second Quarter

United Insurance Holdings Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company, today reported its financial results for the second quarter and for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the second quarter, United returned to profitability from a loss …

Keystone Insurers Group Adds Miller & Miller as 23rd Ohio Partner

Keystone Insurers Group’s newest Ohio partner, Miller & Miller Inc., of Dover, has become the group’s 23rd agency in Ohio and one of 212 independent agencies in six states that comprise and own Keystone. Established in 1946, Miller & Miller …

How Claims Service Cultivates Insurance for Trees, Landscapes

A seed that was planted when one of the owners discovered that a medium-sized tree on his property would cost as much as $10,000 to replace, and that there was not sufficient insurance for it, has blossomed into a national …

Threat from BP Oil Disaster Recedes for East Coast, South Florida

South Florida, the Florida Keys and the U.S. East Coast will likely be spared from any contamination from the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. government scientists said Friday. Scientists had issued dire warnings that the …

10 Most, Least Affordable States for Car Insurance

InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider, recently released its 2010 Car Insurance Affordability Index — a list of the most and least affordable states in which to insure a vehicle. To develop the list, InsWeb ranked all 50 states and …

Murphy to Lead ProMutual’s Entrance into Virginia Market

Boston-based medial professional liability insurer ProMutual Group will begin selling coverage in Virginia through its member company, ProSelect Insurance Co. Tom Murphy has been hired to manage the distribution network, community relations and new business development. He will also be …

Ten Key Indicators Show ‘Global Warming is Undeniable’

Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators, show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data. Without addressing why this is happening, the researchers said …

North Carolina Mother, Daughter Charged with Insurance Fraud

A Winterville, North Carolina mother and daughter have been accused of conspiring with one another to alter medical bills and submit them to Farm Bureau Insurance Co. They received $1,264 as a result of these claims, officials allege. Insurance Commissioner …

Tennessee Reports Decline in Teen Driver Deaths

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it is seeing a decrease in the number of teen driver fatalities across the state. The patrol said on that it has investigated the deaths of 28 teen drivers so far this year. …