Press Releases

As 34 North Carolina counties and Cherokee tribal lands continue to operate under a declared state of emergency, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is offering tips to property owners who may be affected by growing wildfires in the western part of the state.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Sept. 22 as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 23% automobile insurance rate increase.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Shantale Pierre Chery, 54, of 1711 Chasewood Dr., Charlotte. Chery was charged with insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Eric James Moore, 32, of 1033 Moravian St., Winston-Salem. Moore was charged with insurance fraud, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and forgery, all felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Viola Brewer Harrell, 51, of 114 Roger Lane, Ahoskie, was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Katisha Rashaud Roberts, 34, of 1264 Sandy Ridge Church Rd., Morven. Roberts was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Kenyatta Danyelle Maldonado, 43, of 805B Pembroke Dr., Plymouth. Maldonado was charged with insurance fraud, a felony

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey joined with the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) and other state leaders to celebrate the state’s 15,000 fortified roof designation during an event in Wilmington today.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Katherine Marie Lovelace, 53, of 1026 Adams St., Statesville. Lovelace was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Timothy Alexander Riley, 19, of 1140 Delco Prosper Road, Delco. Riley was charged with one count of insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Stephen Everett Atkinson, 43, of 6207 Clearwater Drive, Indian Trail. Atkinson was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Jackie Kay Lynch, 61, of 1915 Glendale Dr. SW, Wilson. Lynch was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Crystal Nicole Frierson, 38, of 4200 U.S. Highway 29 North, Greensboro.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Nathan Hadley Falsion, 22, of 205 Eden Park Dr., Wallburg. Falsion was charged with two counts of insurance fraud and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. All three charges are felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dewanda A. Battle, 49, of 3718 Lear Court, Wilson. Battle was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has named David Yetter as deputy commissioner and chief actuary of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, effective immediately.

Yetter joined the department in May 2018 as an actuary in the Actuarial Services Division.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Lydia Sabrina Smith, 56, of 2025 Ricks Chapman Drive, Charlotte. Smith was charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of King Walker, 21, of 720 Florence Place, Atlanta, Georgia by officers in Durham County. Walker was charged with one count of insurance fraud, one count of obtaining property by false pretense, one count of common law forgery and one count of common law uttering.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrests of three individuals connected with illegal bail bond related activities in Surry County.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Dashanique Winston, 22, of 2611 Broadwell Drive, Raleigh. Winston is charged with one count of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Demario Antwan Metcalf, 37, of 2109 NE 24^th St., Winston-Salem. Metcalf was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced today the arrest of Asiah Lenee Person, 30, of 5028 Hilltop Road, Greensboro. Person was charged with one count of forgery of an instrument and one count of uttering a forged endorsement, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Nathan Javonte Chambers, 27, of 8197 Wood St., Mount Pleasant. Chambers is charged with embezzlement and conversion by a bailee, both felonies.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced today the arrest of Deshawn Dante Townes, 32, of 614 Oakwood Ave., Sanford. Townes is charged with three counts of a bail bondsman impersonating a law enforcement officer. All three charges are misdemeanors.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that North Carolina’s Captive Insurance Program continues to grow and contribute to the state’s economy more than a decade after its inception.