Press Releases

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey joined with the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) and other state leaders to celebrate the state’s 15,000 fortified roof designation during an event in Wilmington today.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Katherine Marie Lovelace, 53, of 1026 Adams St., Statesville. Lovelace was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Timothy Alexander Riley, 19, of 1140 Delco Prosper Road, Delco. Riley was charged with one count of insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Stephen Everett Atkinson, 43, of 6207 Clearwater Drive, Indian Trail. Atkinson was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Jackie Kay Lynch, 61, of 1915 Glendale Dr. SW, Wilson. Lynch was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Crystal Nicole Frierson, 38, of 4200 U.S. Highway 29 North, Greensboro.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Nathan Hadley Falsion, 22, of 205 Eden Park Dr., Wallburg. Falsion was charged with two counts of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. All three charges are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dewanda A. Battle, 49, of 3718 Lear Court, Wilson. Battle was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has named David Yetter as deputy commissioner and chief actuary of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, effective immediately.

Yetter joined the department in May 2018 as an actuary in the Actuarial Services Division.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Lydia Sabrina Smith, 56, of 2025 Ricks Chapman Drive, Charlotte. Smith was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of King Walker, 21, of 720 Florence Place, Atlanta, Georgia by officers in Durham County. Walker was charged with one count of insurance fraud, one count of obtaining property by false pretense, one count of common law forgery and one count of common law uttering.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrests of three individuals connected with illegal bail bond related activities in Surry County.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Demario Antwan Metcalf, 37, of 2109 NE 24^th St., Winston-Salem. Metcalf was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dashanique Winston, 22, of 2611 Broadwell Drive, Raleigh. Winston is charged with one count of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Asiah Lenee Person, 30, of 5028 Hilltop Road, Greensboro. Person was charged with one count of forgery of an instrument and one count of uttering a forged endorsement, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Nathan Javonte Chambers, 27, of 8197 Wood St., Mount Pleasant. Chambers is charged with embezzlement and conversion by a bailee, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced today the arrest of Deshawn Dante Townes, 32, of 614 Oakwood Ave., Sanford. Townes is charged with three counts of a bail bondsman impersonating a law enforcement officer. All three charges are misdemeanors.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shahzeb Khan, 29, of 3512 Langdale Dr., High Point. Khan was charged with one count of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that North Carolina’s Captive Insurance Program continues to grow and contribute to the state’s economy more than a decade after its inception.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Matthew Jackson Swift, 42, of 402 Ladonia Church Road, Mount Airy. Swift is charged with two counts of insurance fraud, two counts of common law forgery, two counts of identity theft and two counts of common law uttering.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today fined UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina Inc. and its affiliate UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. $3.4 million following over four years investigating the companies’ claims handling practices involving balance billing.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will be present four Commissioner’s Awards and four Order of the Guardian Awards during a visit to Rockingham County on Saturday, Feb. 8.

The award presentations will take place at 6 p.m. at the Wentworth Fire Department, located at 8365 NC Hwy. 87, Reidsville, N.C. 27320.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Clayton Ryan Holmes, 45, of 602 Boyd Ave., Hamlet. Holmes is charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Teyerra Shontel Woods, 26, of 909 S. Second St., Smithfield. Woods was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina insurance companies have requested a statewide average 22.6% increase in automobile insurance rates.