Two North Carolina men were arrested Feb. 9 for allegedly conspiring to file a fraudulent insurance claim on a damaged property and blaming it on Hurricane Irene.

Eight people accused of participating in a staged auto-accident fraud scheme in North Carolina were arrested and authorities were seeking two more alleged participants.

A group of seven North and South Carolinians were arrested Sept. 8 and accused of conducting a more than $100,000 insurance fraud scheme involving staged auto accidents.

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner appointed 21 members of the Agent Advisory Committee, charged with working together to discuss how best to handle insurance issues affecting the industry and consumers in the state.

A Raleigh, N.C., woman was arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud for allegedly making a false claim to Nationwide Insurance two years ago.

A Raleigh, N.C., man was arrested and charged in connection with the filing of vandalism claims with multiple insurance companies for the same vehicle damage.

A Thomasville, N.C., man is accused of setting his house on fire in January to collect on a Farm Bureau Insurance policy.

A North Carolina town police detective has been indicted in connection with an alleged false insurance claim reported to North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group last year.

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner says his office generated a record amount of monetary restitution and recoveries, doubling its recoveries from 2009.

Ten people were arrested in North Carolina and accused of participating in a staged auto accident ring operating in Nash, Edgecombe and Franklin counties and costing insurers an estimated $76,000 in fraudulent claims.