Press Releases

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.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will join Blue Cross NC and NC Chamber officials on Tuesday afternoon, Nov.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tyler Dionysius Englin, 26, of 63 Callahan Trail, Garner. Englin was charged with embezzlement, a felony.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will speak to the Huntersville Rotary Club and stop by the Huntersville Fire & Rescue Department during a visit to Mecklenburg County on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the approved insurance rates for the 2026 Affordable Care Act.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey created a broadcast quality video including drone footage after visiting Buxton in the Outer Banks to bring greater awareness to the growing crisis of coastal erosion and home loss along the shoreline.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present the Commissioner’s Award to the Matthews Fire and EMS and address the Charlotte Rotary Club during Mecklenburg County visit on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

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

9:30 a.m. – Award presentation

Matthews Fire & EMS

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today issued the following statement on oceanfront homes after a visit to Buxton on Monday, October 20, 2025:

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present the Department’s top award to a longtime insurance agent during a visit to Durham on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will attend the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investiga

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present the Century Award to the Elon Fire Department on Saturday night.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds Medicare beneficiaries that it’s time to compare and evaluate their current plans and make necessary changes during the annual Open Enrollment Period.