Home Insurance /tags/home-insurance Home Insurance en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:37:03 GMT Q&A: Why average statewide rate for NC homeowners insurance to increase by 7.5% on June 1 /news/2025-01-24/homeowners-insurance-rate-north-carolina-increase-2025 The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced the new rates last Friday. The insurance industry says inflation and climate change are driving up costs. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:37:03 GMT /news/2025-01-24/homeowners-insurance-rate-north-carolina-increase-2025 Celeste Gracia Home insurers argue for a 42% average premium hike in North Carolina /news/2024-10-07/home-insurance-hike-north-carolina A hearing has started in North Carolina over the insurance industry's request to raise homeowner premiums by more than 42% on average. A top lieutenant for Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey began hearing what's expected to be multiple weeks of testimony and evidence on Monday. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 22:04:21 GMT /news/2024-10-07/home-insurance-hike-north-carolina Associated Press North Carolina insurance commissioner says no to industry plan that could double rates at coast /news/2024-02-06/north-carolina-insurance-commissioner-says-no-to-industry-plan-that-could-double-rates-at-coast North Carolina’s top insurance regulator has rejected the industry's request for a 42% increase in homeowners’ insurance premiums. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says he's told them “No” and scheduled a hearing for October to evaluate what average increases would be reasonable. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:48:52 GMT /news/2024-02-06/north-carolina-insurance-commissioner-says-no-to-industry-plan-that-could-double-rates-at-coast Associated Press Homeowners across NC blast proposed 42% insurance rate hike /politics/2024-01-22/homeowners-across-nc-blast-proposed-42-insurance-rate-hike North Carolina insurance officials got an earful Monday about a proposal to increase homeowners insurance rates by an average of 42%. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:12:09 GMT /politics/2024-01-22/homeowners-across-nc-blast-proposed-42-insurance-rate-hike Colin Campbell Counting Your Blessings: Home Inventory Is Key For Hurricane Preparedness /business-economy/2018-09-10/counting-your-blessings-home-inventory-is-key-for-hurricane-preparedness North Carolinians have been clearing grocery shelves and stocking up on clean water in anticipation of Hurricane Florence. However the insurance industry… Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:20:21 GMT /business-economy/2018-09-10/counting-your-blessings-home-inventory-is-key-for-hurricane-preparedness Rebecca Martinez