877-885-0231 (toll free in N.C.)
919-807-6860

Health Insurance Smart NC can answer your questions about health insurance, help you file complaints or appeals with your health insurance company, and identify enrollment opportunities for health insurance coverage.

Health insurance questions? Start here.

SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program

800-443-9354 (toll free)

SHIIP can help you with questions about Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare prescription drug coverage, Medicare Supplement Insurance and long-term care insurance.

You can also find information for SHIIP counseling sites in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties.

Consumer Services Division

800-546-5664 (toll free in N.C.)
919-807-6750

The Consumer Services Division can answer your questions about insurance-related issues involving auto, homeowners/renters, liability, life/annuities, disability, Medicare supplement, long-term care, dental, vision, hospital, accident, specified disease and other coverages.

You can also find consumer-friendly guides with information on a variety of insurance-related topics.

Guías Informativas para el Consumidor - en Español

Agents, Adjusters, Bail Bondsmen, Business Entities

919-807-6800

The Agent Services Division regulates all licensed agents, brokers, limited representatives, appraisers, adjusters, premium finance companies, collection agencies, motor clubs, bail bondsman, surety bondsman, and bail bond runners authorized to do business in North Carolina. This includes prelicensing education, continuing education, agency examinations and administrative actions.

Property & Casualty

The Property & Casualty Division is responsible for reviewing rates, forms and rules insurance companies wish to use for commercial and personal lines of property and liability coverage in North Carolina. This division also regulates surplus lines.

Life & Health

The Life & Health Division is primarily responsible for the regulation, review, approval and disapproval of all life, health, credit insurance, annuity, long-term care, and Medicare Supplement policy forms and rates to be used in North Carolina. The division is also responsible for the registering of charitable or educational organizations that issue annuities;, the licensing of Third Party Administrators, Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements, Viatical Settlement Providers; and compliance review of non-financial operational policies and procedures for HMO and PPO plans.

Market Regulation

The Market Regulation Division regularly monitors the business of DOI-regulated companies to identify general market disruptions and to eliminate or limit harm to consumers, policyholders and/or claimants.

Financial Evaluation

The Financial Evaluation Division regulates all authorized insurers, entities that self-insure for workers compensation, certain third party administrators, managing general agents, accredited reinsurers, professional employer organizations and continuing care retirement communities, for compliance with the solvency laws of this state.

Regulatory Actions

The Regulatory Actions Division monitors troubled insurance companies.

Actuarial Services

The Actuarial Services Division assists in the review of rate, form and statistical filings; and conducts actuarial studies for financial analysis and financial evaluation of regulated companies.

Many people may not realize that the Commissioner of Insurance also serves as the State Fire Marshal in North Carolina. OSFM is comprised of the six divisions: Engineering and Codes; Manufactured Building; Risk Management; Fire and Rescue Training and Inspections; Fire and Rescue Commission; and Programs, Prevention and Grants.

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