Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced that more Victim Assistance Centers are planned for areas impacted by Hurricane Florence in eastern North Carolina. The Department’s VACs will operate in conjunction with the N.C. Division of Emergency Management’s Disaster Recovery Centers in Bolivia and New Bern. The Victim Assistance Centers will allow residents the opportunity to get concerns addressed by NCDOI consumer representatives. Below is the schedule for Victim Assistance Centers as of Friday, September 28, 2018:…

Hurricane Florence left her mark on Brunswick County. Numerous families lost everything they owned due to devastating, unprecedented flooding. Others saw significant damage to their homes due to toppled trees. First, I’d like to talk about the response effort during the storm. Our County staff, emergency services personnel, Sheriff’s Office, fire departments, and municipal staffs and police departments worked tirelessly during the storm. We planned ahead, but no plan survives contact with the enemy, and…