Local NewsN.C. Ranks High Among Lowest Auto Insurance RatesNorth Carolina has the fifth lowest automobile insurance rates in the nation, according the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.Posted 2006-12-21T00:16:00+00:00 - Updated 2006-12-21T00:16:00+00:00North Carolina has the fifth lowest automobile insurance rates in the nation, according the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.The average is just under $600 a year. Motorists in New Jersey, the state with the highest rates, pay twice that amount.The rankings come from a NAIC report that compares the cost of personal auto insurance rates across the nation based on 2004 rankings.'relatedTrending NFL draftees, signees from NC State, UNC and Duke Mathew Barzal scores in 2nd OT as Islanders beat Hurricanes 3-2 to avoid series sweep NFL Draft Day 2 Recap: Panthers make three trades, Payton Wilson to the Steelers Canes, Islanders knotted at two apiece headed to a second overtime in Game 4 Hurricanes look to complete sweep of IslandersVideos watch · 31:42WRAL Late News watch · 2:06WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast watch · 1:21Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing46 MINS AGO watch · 1:27Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5 watch · 1:01Powerball Drawing•Credits