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State giving MetLife millions to create jobs in Charlotte, Cary

By The Associated Press
Published: March 7,2013

Insurance giant MetLife Inc. plans to create 2,600 management, information-technology and other jobs in Charlotte and Cary by the end of 2015, Gov. Pat McCrory's office said Thursday.


On the Level: Bob Freitag, a former property insurance ‘guy’ who now works representing policy holders (access required)

By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: March 5,2013

Property insurance companies are in the business of selling a product they don’t want anyone to actually use. Bob Freitag knows this because he used to be in the property insurance business, with Allstate.


PMI-cancellation tips (access required)

By Benny Kass
Published: March 5,2013

We purchased our home a year ago for $153,000 and put $16,000 cash down. PMI was required. I want to end the PMI as soon as possible and understand that the home equity must reach a certain point (the agent said after two years we could try to get it canceled).


Insurance won’t cover all damage (access required)

By Benny Kass
Published: October 23,2012

If damage to an individual unit is from a common-area element and was caused by negligence, and the condo documents as I understand them state that the damage to the unit involved is the responsibility of the condominium owners association, should that not then be covered by the master policy?