RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley Jr. announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down after more than three years as the top federal law enforcement official in eastern North Carolina. Easley was nominated by then-President Joe Biden in September 2021. He was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in that November.

We have come to an agreement with North Carolina homeowners’ insurance companies regarding a rate case that’s been going on for more than a year.

NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that the N.C. Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with insurance companies about their proposed homeowners’ insurance rate increase filed in January 2024.

North Carolina homeowners will likely see insurance rates increase over the next two years, but not by as much as the insurers had hoped. The North Carolina Department of Insurance says it has settled a legal dispute with insurance companies over proposed rates increases requested last January.

A North Carolina federal court appointed a special master team to unwind Greg Lindberg’s financial empire and reimburse his victims.

Former insurance commissioner and newly elected Montana Congressman Troy Downing introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives aimed at abolishing the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), according to a statement from his office.

Latricha Mankins is charged with insurance fraud for allegedly submitting false unemployment claims while employed.

Base rates for North Carolina homeowners' insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026, state leaders said last week.

The Department of Insurance received nearly 25,000 public comments opposed to a proposed homeowner insurance rate hike of 99% in tri-county beach areas.

We have come to an agreement with North Carolina homeowners’ insurance companies regarding a rate case that’s been going on for more than a year.

The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced the new rates last Friday. The insurance industry says inflation and climate change are driving up costs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Winston-Salem woman is facing two felony charges including insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, according to the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.