Dare County v. North Carolina Department of Insurance

ERVIN, Judge.

Petitioners 1 appeal from an order dismissing their petitions ultimately intended to result in judicial review of a consent order entered by the Commissioner of Insurance. After careful consideration of Petitioners’ arguments in light of the record and the applicable law, we conclude that the trial court’s order should be affirmed.

I. Factual Background

A. Substantive Facts

1. Insurance Ratemaking Procedures

The North Carolina Rate Bureau was created by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-36-1 (2009) for the purpose of representing companies that sell insurance, including “insurance against loss to…