Press Releases

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor rescue squad members for their decades of dedicated service and leadership during an event Saturday, March 14 in Mount Airy.  Commissioner Causey will join other local and regional elected leaders for the presentation of awards at the 65-year celebration event of the Mount Airy Rescue Squad.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that North Carolina’s captive insurance industry had another strong year in 2025.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Timothy Lamont Gunter, 27, of 309 Walston St., Princeville. Gunter was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of a Randolph County insurance agent on multiple charges, including embezzlement, forgery and uttering.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced the arrest of Jason Vance Ledford, 46, of Orangewood Lane, Newton. Ledford, a bail bondsman, was charged with attempting to discharge a weapon into an occupied vehicle in operation, a felony.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor firefighters for their decades of dedicated service during an event Saturday, Feb. 28 in Bennett.  Commissioner Causey will present the awards at the Bennett Fire Department Fireman of the Year Annual Supper at 6 p.m. 

Here is Commissioner Causey’s public schedule for the day:

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey strongly urged all North Carolina renters to make sure they a

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will discuss trends in the insurance industry when he meets with the Edenton Rotary Club on Thursday, Feb. 19.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and Attorney General Jeff Jackson have co-authored a letter to the state’s Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) informing them of the new SCRIPT Act.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will speak to the Piedmont Triad Apartment Association in Greensboro on Wednesday, Feb.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will speak to the Rotary Club of Salisbury and later present the Century Award to Fisher Greene Walker Hill Insurance during a visit to Salisbury on Tuesday, Feb.

A former firefighter with the South Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with obtaining $102,202.80 in disability payments he wasn’t entitled to receive.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Robert Jeffrey Burns, 54, of 11 Rachel Fay Drive, Hendersonville. Burns was charged with embezzlement and conversion by a bailee, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Richard Antonio Van Davis, 43, of 630 Johns Lane, Gastonia. Davis was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance saved or recovered $142 million for North Carolinians in 2025.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him not to grant a pardon to Greg Lindberg, who was convicted in an attempt to bribe Commissioner Causey.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set May 4, 2026, as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 68.3% dwelling insurance rate increase.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that a roof scam sting operation coordinated with the Department’s fraud investigators and Farm Bureau’s Special Investigations Unit has yielded the arrest of one man with a second arrest pending.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of William Sanders, 42, of 1906 Longshadow St., Rural Hall. Sanders was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies. He was also charged with misdemeanor making a false report to a police station.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has joined Gov. Josh Stein in urging Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that would spur proactive solutions for coastal houses in danger of falling into the ocean.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Justin Chidozie Nwachukwu, 29, of 6420 Alanbrook Road, Charlotte. Nwachukwu was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Charnay Hayden Padilla, 26, of 553 Averasboro Drive, Clayton. Padilla was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, three counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Za’kira Zaleaya Price, 23, of 9059 Senca Drive, Wilmington. Price was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey joined leaders from the NC Chamber and Blue Cross NC in announcing a new kind of health insurance policy available for many North Carolina small businesses during a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an overall 68.3% statewide average rate increase for dwelling insurance policies, with the proposed implementation over a two-year period.