RALEIGH, N.C. -- 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 ...

CHARLOTTE — A homeowners’ insurance hike is now in effect in North Carolina, and the rates can vary depending on where you live. The statewide base rate increase is 7.5%, but in Charlotte, the hike is ...

FILE - North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey talks to reporters at the Albemarle Building in Raleigh, N.C., April 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, file) RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Base ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. As big storms drive up homeowners insurance in North Carolina, state Insurance ...

Your credit score may matter more than hurricanes or wildfires when it comes to your homeowners insurance bill. A new report from the Consumer Federation of America and the Climate and Community ...

Bundled Home and Auto Coverage – What Really Matters features insights from Kate Mabry Gibson, Insurance Expert of Albemarle, ...

New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties are among the most at-risk in North Carolina due to converging climate risks and insurance market stress. Home insurance premiums in these counties are ...

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today that the North Carolina Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with insurance companies about their proposed homeowners’ insurance rate ...

The dispute between North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and insurance companies over their request to raise homeowners’ approved rates by double digits headed to a hearing on Oct. 7. It ...