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NCDOI Denies Motion to Intervene Once Again PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 23 April 2009 08:39
DOI DECISION AND ORDER OF 16 APRIL IN THE RATE BUREAU CASE
 
Following the announcement of the Dept. of Insurance’s appeal, we received word regarding action on the April 7, 2009 hearing at the Department of Insurance regarding the petitioners (Dare County, etc) motions to intervene on the homeowners insurance rate increases approved by the Commissioner of Insurance in December 2008. Specifically, these rate increases will apply to overall homeowners insurance rates that will allow for increases of up to 29.8% in the mainland parts of New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow and Carteret Counties and 17.5% in the beach areas of those Counties. These increases are set to go into effect on May 1, 2009. In April, the administrative law judge ruled as he did in the previous hearing and denied the motions to intervene and to stay. The petitioners are filing an appeal to Superior Court. If you recall, this is similar to the process on the Beach Plan surcharge and deductible increases approved in November 2008. After the motions to intervene and stay were dismissed, the Superior Court Judge granted the stay and remanded the issue back to the Insurance Commissioner.
 
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NCDOI Appeals Superior Courts Decision PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 April 2009 14:32
Department of Insurance Appeals Superior Court Decision on Beach Plan Issues
 
Yesterday, a press release was issued by the Dept. of Insurance indicating they would be appealing Judge Pittman’s March 20, 2009 stay on the increases to the Beach Plan surcharges and deductibles. The increases to the Beach Plan surcharges and deductibles were approved by former Insurance Commissioner Long in 2008 and went into effect February 1, 2009. Pittman ruled that the Dept. of Insurance did not follow proper procedure in approving the rates.
 
The documents released by the Dept. of Insurance indicate that they are appealing the decision that the Dept. of Insurance did not follow proper procedure. However, the Dept. of Insurance is not requesting that the stay on the implementation of the surcharge or the 2% deductible be terminated during the pendency of the appeal. In short that means they have appealed but that the stay will remain in place until the Court of Appeals rules. According to Dare County Attorney Bobby Outten, it is unclear how long it will take the Court of Appeals to rule. Generally it takes them around a year. Whether the Court of Appeals would expedite the hearing of this matter has not been determined.
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DWQ BMP Manual Update PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 11:32
 New Policy and/or Guidance for BMP Manual
The Division of Water Quality has posted ten new policy and/or guidance documents regarding such issues as; Biorentention, Closed Sand Filters, Deep Wet Detention Ponds, Swales, and Constructed Wetlands in the State’s stormwater program and the BMP Manual. These new policy and/or guidance documents affect the following Stormwater programs (Coastal SW, HQW, ORW, Ph. II, etc.) and will be implemented per the "Schedule of Immediate Actions" located at the end of each document. All of these actions should be captured and merged into the BMP Manual at the next available update. To read and familiarize yourself with these important updates, you can click on each one below or visit http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/state_sw_notices.htm.
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