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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-1 (2026)

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The Department is hereby established as a separate and distinct department, which is charged with the execution of laws relating to insurance and other subjects placed under the Department. (1899, c. 54, s. 3; 1901, c. 391, s. 1; Rev., s. 4680; C.S., s. 6263; 1991, c. 720, s. 5.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Dare Cnty. v. North Carolina Dep't of Ins., 701 S.E.2d 368 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010).
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Dare Cnty. v. North Carolina Dep't of Ins., 701 S.E.2d 368 (N.C. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-1 (2009). In seeking a change in homeowners’ insurance rates: The [Rate] Bureau must submit proposed rate changes .”
State ex rel. Comm'r of Ins. v. North Carolina Rate Bureau, 516 S.E.2d 150 (N.C. 1999). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 58-2-1 (1994). The Commissioner’s duties include: faithfully executing all laws governing insurance companies and the authority to adopt rules to enforce that law; preventing practices injurious to the public; furnishing the necessary forms for statements required by…”
N.C. Steel, Inc. v. Nat'l Council on Comp. Ins., 472 S.E.2d 578 (N.C. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “In North Carolina, workers’ compensation insurance rates are regulated by the Department of Insurance, created by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-1 (1994). That department executes the laws relating to insurance as prescribed by the General Assembly.”
State ex rel. Comm'r of Ins. v. North Carolina Rate Bureau, 586 S.E.2d 470 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The North Carolina Supreme Court has listed the Commissioner’s duties as follows: [F]aithfully executing all laws governing insurance companies and the authority to adopt rules to enforce that law; preventing practices injurious to the public; furnishing the necessary forms for…”
Goodson v. P. H. Glatfelter Co., 615 S.E.2d 350 (2005). · cites it 2× “§ 97-185 (g) and (h); and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-1 . North Carolina General Statutes § 58-2-1 statutorily creates DOI and charges it “with the execution of laws relating to insurance and other subjects placed under [it].”
Causey v. Altman (E.D.N.C. 2022). · cites it 2× “” N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 58-2-1 , 58-2-5. The Department of Insurance is an agency “in the executive branch of the government of this State,” included within the “Council of State,” which includes, for example, the Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Attorney General.”
Warren v. Braswell (E.D.N.C. 2024). · cites it 2× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-2-1 . And simply put, the Eleventh Amendment bars suit in federal court against states and their agencies absent consent, valid congressional abrogation, or claims for prospective relief styled against state officials rather than entities.”
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