RALEIGH — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging President Donald Trump not to consider a pardon for Greg Lindberg, the insurance company executive who was convicted in 2020 on federal charges linked to […]
RALEIGH — During legislative business on June 4, the North Carolina General Assembly honored North Carolina’s former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole through a Senate resolution as a “trailblazing public servant” for her five decades of service. “Senator Dole is […]
RALEIGH — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. The agreement […]
RALEIGH — Following the November election, there were party seat shifts in both chambers of the General Assembly as well as at the Council of State. Heading into 2025, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and […]
RALEIGH — Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey has been reelected. The 74-year-old Causey has worked in the insurance industry for 25 years and will head to a third term as insurance commissioner. While results […]
RALEIGH — With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on the insurance industry’s request to raise homeowner premiums statewide by more than 42% […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey negotiated a lower dwelling rate hike after a much larger request from insurers. Last August, the N.C. Rate Bureau requested a 50.6% rate increase for dwelling policies […]
CHARLOTTE — A major North Carolina political donor and his associate have been convicted a second time of attempting to bribe the state’s insurance commissioner to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business. A […]
BOISE, Idaho — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Council of State primaries on March 5 yielded two races that will head to a runoff in May, a couple of blowouts and one upset. The Council of State consists […]
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