Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly, stocking up on plywood, generators and flashlights as forecasters predicted the storm would strengthen into a hurricane by later today. Hurricane warnings were issued late Monday July …
Insurance companies say a major hurricane could lead them to pass billions of dollars in charges to homeowners across North Carolina because a state-created coastal insurance plan is underfunded. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that North Carolina’s Beach …
An insurance agency owner charged with killing a North Carolina Department of Insurance employee investigating his business won’t face the death penalty, prosecutors said. Prosecutors didn’t explain the July 17 decision revealed during a court hearing for Michael Howell, 40, …
North Carolina officials announced a recall of fresh jalapeño peppers and avocados distributed in North Carolina after samples from a food distributor tested positive for salmonella. The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement that it …
Tropical Storm Cristobal, the first tropical storm to menace the Southeast seaboard this hurricane season, sent outer bands of intermittent rain lashing the eastern Carolinas July 19 as forecasters predicted it could dump several inches in some areas of drought-stricken …
While a rural area to the northeast of Denver, Colo., tops the nation when it comes to metropolitan areas most prone to tornadoes, Texas leads the states in the average total number of tornadoes per year in the continental United …
Indiana Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, appointed Jessica M. Frankovich as Inland Marine underwriting manager. Frankovich will be based in Indiana Insurance’s Illinois regional office and will manage and grow the company’s Inland Marine book of business. …
North Carolina medical regulators voted to cut back on the amount of information they will post on a Web site about malpractice settlements of North Carolina doctors. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the North Carolina Medical Board …
Charlotte, N.C.-based Barry, Evans, Josephs & Snipes, a financial services firm serving the insurance and financial services needs of high net worth individuals and successful corporations, reestablished itself as an independent firm following the purchase of the company name, certain …
United America Indemnity appointed Scott Reynolds as president of United National Group, one of UAI’s three U.S. divisions located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reynolds will report directly to Larry A. Frakes, president and chief executive officer of UAI and its …
