Homeowners
- Asked
- +42.2%
- Approved
- +15.0%
Effective June 1, 2026
No new filing permitted before June 1, 2027.
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- October 1, 2026Dwelling +5.0% takes effect statewidein 60 daysfiling
- October 1, 2026First 5.0% step takes effectin 60 daysfiling
- June 1, 2027No new homeowners filing permitted before this datein 303 daysfiling
- October 1, 2027Dwelling +5.0% takes effect statewidein 425 daysfiling
- October 1, 2027Second 5.0% step takes effectin 425 daysfiling
Asked versus approved, right now
The most recent filing on record for each line: what the North Carolina Rate Bureau asked for, and what the Department of Insurance actually approved.
Dwelling
- Asked
- +68.3%
- Approved
- +5.0%
Effective October 1, 2027
Takes effect October 1, 2026 — in 60 days.
Dwelling rate history →Auto
- Asked
- +22.6%
- Approved
- —
Set for hearing February 3, 2025
A filing requesting +22.6% is set for hearing.
Auto rate history →Mobile Home
- Asked
- +40.6%
- Approved
- +9.4%
Effective November 1, 2024
No filing is currently pending for this line.
Mobile Home rate history →Everything that has happened, newest first
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- Dwelling · Took effect
Second 5.0% step takes effect
The second approved 5.0% dwelling increase applies to policies written or renewed on or after this date.
- Dwelling · Took effect
First 5.0% step takes effect
The first of the two approved 5.0% dwelling increases applies to policies written or renewed on or after this date.
- Homeowners · Took effect
Second 7.5% step takes effect
The second half of the settled increase applies to new and renewal policies written on or after this date.
- Dwelling · Settled
Settlement reduces the request to two 5.0% steps
The Department of Insurance and the Rate Bureau settled at two 5.0% increases instead of the 68.3% requested.
- Auto · Hearing set
Department of Insurance set the auto filing for hearing
The Commissioner scheduled a hearing on the auto filing.
- Dwelling · Filed
Rate Bureau filed a 29.8% dwelling request
The Rate Bureau filed for a 29.8% statewide average increase. The filing is under review.
- Homeowners · Took effect
First 7.5% step took effect
The first half of the settled increase applied to new and renewal policies written on or after this date.
- Auto · Filed
Rate Bureau filed a 22.6% auto request
The Rate Bureau filed for a 22.6% statewide average increase for private passenger auto.
- Auto · Took effect
4.5% took effect
The settled auto rates applied to policies written on or after this date.
- Homeowners · Settled
Settled at 15.0% phased over two years
The settlement set a 15.0% statewide average, applied as 7.5% in 2025 and 7.5% in 2026, and barred a new filing before June 1, 2027.
- Mobile Home · Took effect
9.4% took effect
The settled mobile home rates applied on or after this date.
- Mobile Home · Settled
- Homeowners · Hearing set
Department of Insurance set the filing for hearing
The Commissioner scheduled a hearing after a public comment period drew heavy response.
- Homeowners · Filed
Rate Bureau filed a 42.2% homeowners request
The Rate Bureau filed for a 42.2% statewide average increase, with far larger requests in some coastal territories.
- Auto · Settled
Settled at 4.5%
The settlement set a 4.5% statewide average for private passenger auto.
- Mobile Home · Filed
Rate Bureau filed a 40.6% mobile home request
The Rate Bureau filed for a 40.6% statewide average increase.
- Auto · Filed
Rate Bureau filed a 28.4% auto request
The Rate Bureau filed for a 28.4% statewide average increase for private passenger auto.
- Homeowners · Took effect
7.9% took effect
The settled rates applied to new and renewal policies written on or after this date.
- Dwelling · Took effect
4.0% took effect
The settled dwelling rates applied on or after this date.
- Homeowners · Settled
Settled at 7.9%
The settlement set a 7.9% statewide average, with coastal territories moving more than inland ones.
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