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When daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 8, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey reminds everyone to change the batteries in your household smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It also is a good time to review home fire safety plans.

“Smoke alarms cut the chances of dying in a fire in half, but they have to be in proper working condition in order to do their job,” said Commissioner Causey. “I urge everyone to use this weekend to check your smoke alarm. This could be a potentially life-saving investment of time and energy.”

The North Carolina Department of Insurance is ready and prepared in case of a coronavirus outbreak in the state. Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is working directly with major insurance companies, the medical community, legislators, other state agencies and first responders to be on the offense if North Carolina’s consumers are in need.

“I encourage North Carolinians to stay calm and live life as usual but take preventative actions -- just as you would during the flu season,” said Commissioner Causey.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and the New Hanover County Senior Resource Center invite Medicare recipients to a Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) town hall meeting to learn more about Medicare cost-saving programs.

The town hall meeting will be held on Monday, March 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the New Hanover Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrests of Timothy Wayne Johnson, 55, and Sherry Saunders Johnson, 53, of 1410 Holly Grove Road, Lexington and Don Seamon, 60, of 270 Edgewood Drive, Lexington; each has been charged for crimes and arrested in Davidson County.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Simone Ashley Jones, 27, of 711 Leasburg Road, Lot 30, Roxboro; she is charged with one count of insurance fraud.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Jones of providing false statements to support a claim regarding the time she purchased fire coverage with GEICO Indemnity Company and the time the fire loss occurred. Investigators allege Jones added the fire coverage after the fire loss occurred.

Jones was arrested on Feb. 7 in Person County and placed under a $5,000 bond.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Renaldo Andrado Langley, 41, of 1313 Glencastle Way, Raleigh; he is charged with one count of felonious restraint.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Langley, a licensed bail bondsman, of restraining and moving a victim in a motor vehicle from one place to another without their consent. Investigators allege Langley was transporting the victim from her place of employment to the Wake County Detention Center.

Langley was arrested on Feb. 5 in Wake County and placed under a $10,000 bond.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dewey Ray Norman, 41, of 170 Mitchell Court, North Wilkesboro; he is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and burning personal property.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Norman of providing false and misleading information to Farm Bureau Insurance Company in regards to the circumstances surrounding an automobile fire that occurred on June 2, 2016. Investigators allege Norman intentionally set fire to the automobile that belonged to Judy Joya at the time of the incident

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Ericka Nicole Wright, 23, of 2640 Toddler Place, Winston-Salem; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Wright of providing false statement regarding damages to a vehicle in order to receive payment from GEICO Insurance Company on April 25, 2016. Investigators allege the damage to the vehicle was sustained at a time Wright did not have insurance coverage.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Amy Jo Blackmon, 51, of 104 Springer Road, Wadesboro; she is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Blackmon of providing false statements regarding vandalism to a vehicle in order to receive payment from Progressive Insurance Company in October 2016. Investigators allege the damage was preexisting when the vehicle was purchased.

NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey congratulated Rep. Linda Johnson recently at a Raleigh meeting of insurance executives for her diligence in helping establish North Carolina's captive insurance company program.

"Thanks to Rep. Linda Johnson and her hard work to help establish North Carolina's captive insurance program, we have continued growth in that industry and look forward to its further development," said Commissioner Causey. "North Carolina continues to prove to be a great place for captive insurers and much of the credit goes to Rep. Johnson."