Feb. 17 Efforts to survey areas of Brunswick County that were devastated by a tornado could continue into Wednesday afternoon. In the aftermath of the tornado that killed three and injured 10, Wilmington's National Weather Service has worked to better understand the storm by conducting a post-storm damage assessment. The tornado was the first to claim lives.
Brunswick County tornado updates: NWS explains findings for expansive and deadly storm
Star-News (Wilmington, NC)
National Weather Service is currently North of
U.S. 17, where they believe the tornado traveled after touching down in southern
Brunswick County.
Columbus County line, so it went almost from near the coast into
Columbus county, said
So far, the tornado is still indicative of a high end EF3, especially in the
Ocean Ridge Plantation area, which was hardest hit by the storm and was the subject of Tuesday s damage-assessment, Pfaff said.
The EF scale is used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage. Pfaff said a large portion of tornados in the Carolinas are about EF0, which is considered to cause light damage with 65-to-85 mph winds and EF1 s, which are considered to cause moderate damage and 86-to-110 mph winds, according to the
A bipartisan state Senate bill would ban use of hand-held cellphones and other wireless devices while driving.
Senate Bill 20, titled Hands Free NC, was introduced Wednesday. The bill, if signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper, would go into effect July 1.
It has as primary sponsors Republicans Jim Burgin of Johnson County and Kevin Corbin of Cherokee County, and Democrat Mike Woodard of Durham County. Republican Sen. Vickie Sawyer of Yadkin County is a co-sponsor.
Burgin said the bill contains several elements from House Bill 144 from 2019, also titled Hands Free NC, as well as language from a similar bill that passed the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature.
North Carolina Tops 1K Captive Insurers in 7 Years February 2, 2021
The North Carolina Department of Insurance has approved or licensed more than 1,000 risk-bearing captive entities (including conditional licenses and approvals) since its captive program inception in 2013 through year-end 2020, according to a statement from the department.
As of Dec. 31, 2020, 1,081 captive insurance entities were under the regulation of the NCDOI, comprised of 250 captive insurance companies and 545 cells and series (including conditional licenses and approvals). Also, in 2020, 47 captive insurance companies were licensed, and 126 cells and series were approved.
As of year-end 2020, licensed captive insurers were comprised of the following:
Pure captive insurers: 185
Risk retention groups: 7
North Carolina licenses 47 new captives in 2020
01-02-2021
North Carolina licensed 47 new captive insurance companies in 2020, and approved 126 cells and series.
The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) predicted 2021 will see more growth for the captive sector. In January it licensed another captive insurer, with six more captive insurer applications under review. In addition, six cells and series have received the NCDOI’s approval while 13 additional cells and series are under review.
The new captives in 2020 included 185 pure captive insurers, 36 protected cell captive insurers, seven risk retention groups and 22 special purpose captive insurers. They included both new insurer formations and redomestications from other captive domiciles.