N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-48-85: Stay of proceedings.

All proceedings in which the insolvent insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in any court or before any administrative agency or the North Carolina Industrial Commission shall be stayed automatically for 120 days and such additional time thereafter as may be determined by the court from the date the insolvency is determined or any ancillary proceedings are initiated in this State, whichever is later, to permit proper defense by the Association of all pending causes of action. Any party to any proceeding which is stayed pursuant to this section shall have the right, upon application and notice, to seek a vacation or modification of such stay. (1971, c. 670, s. 1; 1989, c. 206, s. 8; 2003-167, s. 4; 2025-45, s. 5(e).)