A North Carolina bill passed through the Senate Commerce Committee on June 24 that would require insurers to notify consumers of their choice to buy more than the required minimum uninsured motorist and underinsured motorist coverage. The minimum amounts required …
A North Carolina House judiciary committee approved a plan to further restrict riding in open pickup truck beds. House Bill 2340 prohibits anyone under age 16 from riding in the flatbed of a pickup truck. Current law allows children as …
Opening thousands of miles of North Carolina roadways to long tractor-trailers will jeopardize lives and overtax the state’s infrastructure, a safety group cautioned. Truck Safety Coalition state coordinator Jen Tierney said June 23 a legislative proposal to allow 53-foot-long trailers …
A congressional report found two out of three work-related illnesses and injuries may be going unreported, and called into question federal regulators’ claims that workplace problems are declining. The House Committee on Education and Labor, which released the report in …
A mortgage insurance company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina says it is cutting 100 jobs as the housing crisis continues. Triad Guaranty Inc. said 65 jobs will be eliminated in Winston-Salem, beginning June 30 because of the collapse of a potential …
The cost to fight a massive wildfire in eastern North Carolina is going up. Fire command center spokesman Dean McAlister said June 19 the costs have reached $4.9 million. Officials battling the fire in and around the Pocosin Lakes National …
Three former and current employees of the Camp Lejeune, N.C. Fire Department alleged that smoke detectors and fire alarms are not being inspected and maintained at the base, putting Marines and others at risk. The employees reported widespread maintenance problems …
North Carolina Department of Insurance investigators arrested a Bertie County couple June 13 for alleged insurance fraud, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. Officials processed Rachelle Lunch Lee, 33, and Edward Earl Lee, 35, of Kelford, N.C. at the Bertie …
Illinois-based Great American Insurance Group added Adam Grey to its Atlanta office as marketing representative for the firm’s executive liability division. Grey previously worked with the banking sector in providing innovative insurance solutions for their construction loan portfolios. His territory …
Firefighters will pump 6 million gallons an hour from two lakes to saturate a huge wildfire in eastern North Carolina that’s burned for more than two weeks. The fire, started by a lightning strike on private land, began June 1 …
