Majority: Insured Sufficiently States Negligence Claim Against Insurance Agent

(September 8, 2023, 9:46 AM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A majority of a North Carolina appeals court held that an insured’s allegations are sufficient to state a claim for negligence against an insurance agent in a lawsuit arising from Hurricane Florence property damage, reversing the lower court’s dismissal of the negligence claim and affirming in all other respects....