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Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, has announced North Carolina is the first state in the country to implement a statewide voluntary registry to help combat the spread of COVID-19 among first responders.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Catelynn Nicolle Marstin, 31, of 404 S. Bridge Drive, Jacksonville. Marstin was charged with eight counts of insurance fraud, four counts of obtaining property by false pretense and four counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Chad Jason Cady, 47, of 113 Pintail Lane, Rocky Mount, and Donna Scaff Cady, 50, of 730 Tyson Loop, Spring Hope. They were charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey took the oath of office for his second term as North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner today (Saturday, Jan. 9).

Commissioner Causey was sworn in by North Carolina Chief Justice Paul Newby in a socially distanced ceremony on the Executive Mansion grounds, along with Gov. Roy Cooper, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and other Council of State members.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Sept. 20, 2021, as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 24.5% homeowners’ insurance rate increase.

“The data in the filing has not convinced me that such a drastic increase is necessary,” said Commissioner Causey. “My goal is to find a rate that will make financial sense for our residents and keep our insurance companies healthy enough to pay claims.”

The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the Second Floor Hearing Room in the Albemarle Building, 325 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Cynthia Lee Collins, 55, of 355 Parker Road, New Bern. Collins is charged with six counts of insurance fraud and six counts of obtaining property by false pretense, all felonies.

Special Agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Collins of obtaining $2,601.25 from Aflac for medical visits that did not occur.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Alonzo Darrell James, 39, of 529 Webbs Gate Road, Henrico. James 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 James of filing a claim with Progressive Premier Insurance Co. of Illinois, knowing that damage to his 2012 Nissan Maxima occurred before he purchased the policy in an attempt to obtain $2,765.15 from the company.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor 10-year-old Brayden Connor and his neighbor, Antonio Bickems, for their quick, life-saving action during a home fire in the Catawba County town of Claremont earlier this month.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will present Heroism Awards to the two at the Claremont Fire Department on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m.

Young Brayden woke up on Dec. 4 to find that the kitchen in his home was on fire. He remained calm as his mother became disoriented by the fire.

The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a rate filing Monday, Dec. 14, from the North Carolina Rate Bureau requesting an 18.7% statewide average increase in dwelling policies to be effective Sept. 1, 2021.

The NCRB, which is not part of the Department of Insurance, represents all companies writing property insurance in the state.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Brittany Tyeshia Gibbs, 31, of 6305 Flower Field Lane, Raleigh. Gibbs 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 Gibbs of telling Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. that she and her son were injured in an automobile crash in an attempt to obtain money from the insurance company when the two were not in the vehicle at the time of the crash.