April 18, 2024
A North Carolina mother and son adjusting and contracting team are scheduled to appear in court next month on charges of scamming more than $20,600. Both have been charged with similar offenses in the last two years, the state Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» …
January 23, 2024
North Carolinians have had plenty to say about a proposed homeowners insurance rate increase that could, on average, raise rates in the state by double digits. At a public forum held online and in Raleigh, homeowners blasted the 42% average …
February 27, 2023
North Carolina business and insurance magnate Greg Lindberg has been indicted again on federal criminal charges, this time on accusations that he conspired to skim large amounts of money from his insurance companies, then lied about it to regulators to …
April 15, 2020
The North Carolina Department of Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» says it is working with insurers to allow them to offer financial relief to policyholders without filing for department approval or risking violating state law during the current coronavirus pandemic. Many automobile insurers are …
August 8, 2019
CICS Services, LLC (CICS) has launched a reinsurance pool for property and casualty coverages. Knox Reinsurance Company Inc., referred to as Knox Re, is licensed and regulated by the North Carolina Department of Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³». Designed for small and mid-market businesses, …
May 23, 2019
The North Carolina Department of Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» has released a smartphone app for insurance agents offering information such as educational opportunities, NCDOI agent services contact info, and agent notifications from the department. The new MyDOi smartphone app went live May 22, …
April 27, 2018
North Carolina Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Commissioner Mike Causey this week toured some of the areas hardest hit by a mid-April tornado, saying the storm damaged more than 1,000 buildings in one county alone. As the clean-up efforts continue in Greensboro and Rockingham …
March 23, 2018
A North Carolina insurance agent has been arrested and charged with embezzling more than $18,000 in insurance premiums, according to a statement from North Carolina Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Commissioner Mike Causey. Billie Jo Kennedy, 47, of Trenton, N.C., was arrest earlier this …
March 31, 2017
North Carolina Department of Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» (NCDOI) announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents in a regional scam targeting senior citizens. Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Commissioner Mike Causey said the two retired agents, Milton Hooks, 72, of Rocky Mount, and James Mangum, 69, …
March 8, 2017
North Carolina Å˽ðÁ«´«Ã½Ó³» Commissioner Mike Causey has announced the arrest of Stacy Dewhite Brown, 50, of Raleigh, N.C. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense. North Carolina Department of …