Lanier Memo Prompts North Carolina Insurance Scrutiny
The insurance commissioner ordered a firm to set up a special claims payment account after a draft bounced in three states. Summit insured about seven percent of roughly one million dollars in North Carolina coverage as Lanier vows to protect citizens and share financial records of insurer practices. Enrolling delays loom as the General Assembly edges toward adjournment, with bills swelling the enrolling office workload. Secretary of State Thad Eure notes rapid enrollment efforts but warns progress hinges on bill flow and amendments.