North Carolina News

North Carolina Attorney General Not Joining Suit Against Healthcare Law

North Carolina’s attorney general says the state will not join a lawsuit that seeks to overturn President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a letter to Gov. Beverly Perdue that health care is a policy …

How Agency Helps Preserve Historic Homes, Business Districts

While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts theaters. His haunts include Montpelier in Virginia, the lifelong home of James …

St. James Insurance Group Re-Enters Commercial Lines, Appoints New SVP

St. James Insurance Group, based in Orlando, Fla., has re-entered the commercial lines business after a five year absence. The program manager has appointed Dave Stricker, former senior vice president of All Risks Ltd., to lead the new Commercial Lines …

PURE to Offer Personal Lines Coverage in Maryland and D.C.

New York-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it would begin offering personal lines coverage to owners of high-value homes in Maryland and Washington D.C.. The company, a member- owned reciprocal insurer, said it will also offer automobile, jewelry, art, …

Motorcycle Thefts Drop by 13% in 2009

The number of motorcycle sales dropped in 2009 and so did the number of motorcycle thefts. The latest report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that motorcycle thefts declined by 13 percent in 2009, continuing a downward trend …

Montgomery Insurance Expands School Program in Southeast

Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, is expanding its school program in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Currently insuring more than 240 public and private schools across these four states, Montgomery Insurance said it will …

Tennessee Association Insurance Agents Deny Wrongdoing

Representative of two Tennessee companies accused by authorities of selling phony medical insurance policies to thousands of people nationwide said Tuesday that they are not to blame for piles of unpaid medical bills. State officials filed a lawsuit against the …

Young Joins Big ‘I’ Agents’ Lobbying Staff

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) announced that Ryan Young has joined the team as senior director of federal government affairs. Young, a native of Denver, N.C., joins the lobbying team primarily as a liaison …

Why Keystone Insurers Expanded in Kentucky and Where It’s Going Next

Pennsylvania-based insurance agency franchisor Keystone Insurers Group has more than 200 agency owner-partners and it’s not done yet, says Colin Buzzard, Keystone’s executive vice president of sales and marketing. Currently, Keystone has agency partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana …

When a House Is a Home… and a Museum

How One Insurance Agency Is Helping Preserve Historic Homes and Businesses While other insurance agents are visiting manufacturing plants, shopping malls and office parks, Brian Phoebus is hanging out in historic homes, renovated museums, art galleries and performing arts theaters. …