Press Releases

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Medicare beneficiaries impacted by Hurricane Dorian have been granted a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to sign up for 2020 benefits.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is scheduled to discuss insurance legislation and regulation while attending two national meetings with insurance commissioners and state legislators from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in Austin, Texas, this week.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges residents to always be careful when around oxygen tanks and to never smoke when they’re nearby.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Christopher Perrin McCall, 45, of 3747 Camp Stewart Road, Charlotte. McCall was charged with obtaining property by false pretense, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Amanda Rae Mace, 39, of 134 Ludlow Drive, Wilmington. Mace was charged with embezzlement by an insurance agent, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Chance Blake, 23, of 241 Tricycle Hill Lane, Lexington. Blake 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 Allison Waymer, 50, of 1614 Sunset Road, Oxford. Waymer is charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tyrene Sherman Griffin, 37, of 1315 Main St., Jamesville. Griffin 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 Alexander Ortiz Lopez, 39, of 807 Skybrook Falls Drive, Huntersville. Lopez was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

The holiday season is a great time for families and friends celebrate being together but due to the increase in traveling opportunities, road injuries and deaths tend to increase this time of year. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids N.C.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Francis Quarshie, 28, of 3634 Belmont St., Greensboro, 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 David Keith Phillips, 30, of 282 Carl Garner Road, Newport. Phillips was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Jerry Cornelius Clemonts, 58, of 4076 Thelma Road, Roanoke Rapids. Clemonts 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 Cristal V.V. Joshua, 38, of 128 Georgetown Drive, Clayton. Joshua was charged with three counts of insurance fraud, two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Mary Peters, 36, of the 2100 block Wisteria Drive, Wilmington. Peters was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

Combine the recent cold snap across North Carolina with that of fires that stem from holiday cooking and you have an increased potential for home fires, warns Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey.

With the end of daylight-saving time approaching on Sunday, November 3, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey reminds residents to practice this life-saving habit:  When you change your clock this weekend for the end of daylight-saving time, remember to change the battery in your smoke alarm.

Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey encourages North Carolinians to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at one of more than 70 Operation Medicine Drop events around the state on Saturday, Oct. 26, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

The Medicare enrollment period is now open and runs for the next seven weeks.

In recognition of Fire Prevention Week which runs from Oct. 6-12, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is organizing a statewide fire drill.

On Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m., fire sirens will sound across the state to remind people to plan and practice their fire escape route.

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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Donell McNeil, 67, of 1012 Magnolia Drive, Dunn. McNeil was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

The N.C. Department of Insurance has settled a homeowners' insurance legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau, averting a potentially costly administrative battle with insurance companies. This means the hearing scheduled for Oct. 2 is canceled.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Trovell Donte Blount, 33, of 6074 Davis Hardy Road, Seven Springs. Blount was charged with felony insurance fraud.