North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has organized the state's first Criminal Investigations Reserve Unit to combat the extensive number of fraud cases in the state.

A Charlotte body shop is facing allegations that it has damaged vehicles to drive up the cost to fix them.

Pack Brothers Collision Center recently filed a steering complaint against Travelers Insurance Company and was awarded more than $1,500.

A body shop in Henderson County, N.C., has been torn down due to the effects from a large December snow storm.

Gary Miller is accused of presenting a fraudulent invoice to Allstate for auto body repair work that was never performed. The action was aimed at increasing the value of a vehicle that Miller had reported as stolen.

For years, there was little oversight of appraisers in North Carolina. Now, new language from House Bill 1007 incorporated into the budget bill states that the insurance commissioner must enforce laws regarding third-party claims.