State Ex Rel. Commissioner of Insurance v. North Carolina Rate Bureau

LEWIS, Judge.

The standard for appellate review of orders of the Insurance Commissioner is set forth in G.S. 150B-51 and G.S. 58-9.6. While it is the task of this Court to determine whether the Commissioner’s conclusions are supported by “material and substantial evidence in view of the entire record as submitted,” G.S. 58-9.6(a)(5), it is not our function to substitute our judgment for that of the Commissioner when the evidence is conflicting. Thompson v. Wake County Bd. of Educ., 292 N.C. 406, 410, 233 S.E.2d 538, 541 (1977). It is for the administrative agency “to determine the weight and…