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The North Carolina Department of Insurance has determined that Friday Health Plans of North Carolina, Inc. has reached its maximum expected enrollment for the 2023 plan year. As a result, it has been suppressed from the HealthCare.gov enrollment portal for the remainder of 2023. 

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will visit three minor league baseball stadiums across North Carolina this month to promote and bring greater public attention to the dangers of driving while distracted.

April is observed as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Commissioner Causey is joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, other insurance commissioners and safety advocates across the nation to urge motorists to focus and keep distractions at bay when they get behind the wheel.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Oct. 16 as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 28.4% auto insurance rate increase.

“We are not in agreement with the Rate Bureau’s proposed increases filed on Feb. 1. The next step, according to statute, is to set a hearing date,” said Commissioner Causey. “The purpose of the hearing is to reach a resolution that will make the most financial sense for both North Carolina residents and insurance companies.”

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce the new insurance rating for the Faith Fire Department in Rowan County on Tuesday, April 11.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce a new insurance rating for the Hendersonville Fire Department in Henderson County on Thursday, April 6.

The announcement will take place at 1 p.m. at the Hendersonville City Operations Center, 305 Williams St., Hendersonville, N.C. 28792.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce a new insurance rating for the Kill Devil Hills Fire Department in Dare County on Wednesday, April 5.

The announcements will take place at 6 p.m. at the Kill Devil Hills Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. 27948.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Alexea Maurice Houston, 44, of 1122 Holmes St., Salisbury, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense.

Special Agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Houston of cashing a check from his insurance company after he had requested a stop-payment action on the check, saying he had not received the check from the insurance company.

The offense occurred on Jan. 19.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tieara Brewer, 28, of 1122 E. Ellerbee St., Durham. Brewer was charged with two counts of insurance fraud, one count of obtaining property by false pretense, and one count of an attempt to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies. Ms. Brewer was also charged with filing a false police report by Durham police related to this matter.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Andrico Dekwan Brooks, 31, of 129 Cherry Knoll Drive, Rutherfordton. Brooks was charged with two counts of felony insurance fraud.

Special Agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Brooks of altering the amounts on two towing receipts provided to his insurance company to increase the claims payment.

The offenses occurred on Feb. 2.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Karen Denice Patillo, 56, of 101 Rock Haven Road, Carrboro, was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Patillo of being involved in a vehicle accident on Nov. 23, 2022, and adding insurance coverage after the accident.