After months of anticipation, piles of money spent, endless TV commercials watched and too many visits from candidates to count, the 2020 election is finally here. Several of my colleagues…
I stray from relativity politics–look what our guy did, but look what your guy did, too. By the same token in this day and age of social media it’s important…
Carolina Journal Online reports on the Republican primary in the N.C. insurance commissioner’s race. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains one good way to fight overcriminalization in North Carolina.
Got a piece out for Carolina Journal on the N.C> Court of Appeals rejecting the General Assembly’s attempt to award a monopoly on bail agent training in North Carolina. The…
According to President Obama, North Carolinians can now keep their “substandard” health insurance plan if they like it – for one more year. According to state insurance commissioners, this might…
North Carolina's automotive insurance system delivers a good deal for insurers, but not for drivers. The overregulated system makes guarantees a profit for insurers, raises rates for good drivers, and…
Barry Smith reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest round of proposed homeowners’ insurance rate increases for North Carolina.
One of the key figures who would need to testify is already in full fundraising mode. State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin told would-be contributors, "I have an impact on billions…
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin got first-name recognition from President Obama last Tuesday. Goodwin earned the accolades for Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina’s (BCBSNC) acknowledgment that existing individual insurance plans…
Coastal communities are having their day in appeals court, trying to overturn higher homeowners insurance premiums for coastal residents. The higher rates were agreed in 2008 by then-Commissioner of Insurance…
The Joint Select Study Committee on the Potential Impact of Major Hurricanes on the North Carolina Insurance Industry met again today to hear a couple of reports and most importantly…
Yes, that Richard Morgan is the Republican nominee for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, but he seems more interested in insurance matters. From the Morgan campaign website: We must realize…