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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Deshon Tarez Oakes, 26, of 449 W. 24th St., Winston-Salem. Oakes was charged with felony insurance fraud and felony attempting to obtain property by false pretenses.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Roy Payton Warren Jr., 69, of 114 Partridge Road, Wilmington. Warren is charged with felony embezzlement by an insurance agent.

As snow and ice blanket portions of North Carolina, N.C. Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges caution when trying to heat homes – especially in the event power is out and residents revert to alternative heating sources. According to the N.C.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Medicare beneficiaries impacted by Hurricane Florence have been granted an extended Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to sign up for 2019 benefits.

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This holiday season, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is reminding North Carolinians to stay focused on fire safety, especially when it comes to the Christmas trees standing in their homes.

Have you received your new Medicare card? If you haven't, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey advises senior citizens to contact Medicare, either by phone or online, to check on the status of their new card.

This holiday season, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is reminding North Carolinians to stay focused on fire safety, especially when it comes to the Christmas trees standing in their homes.

Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey reminds North Carolinians to be aware of kitchen and cooking safety ahead of Thanksgiving when it is easy to be distracted by activity and guests in the home.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is proud to announce a joint venture with High Point University that allows college students to earn “real life” work experience and college credit while also benefitting North Carolinian's seniors with their Medicare coverage.

With the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov.4 at 2 a.m., N.C. Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey urges North Carolinians of this life-saving habit: When you change your clock this weekend, remember to change the battery in your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm.

Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey encourages North Carolinians to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at one of more than 70 Operation Medicine Drop events around the state on Saturday, October 27.

Officials with the N.C. Department of Insurance remind residents that Open Enrollment for the 2019 Federal Health Insurance Exchange begins Thursday, November 1, 2018 and runs through December 15, 2018 for coverage to start January 1, 2019.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that a Lenoir County woman who filed 287 fraudulent cancer insurance claims was sentenced to 44 to 65 months in prison after pleading guilty to false pretense charges stemming from an investigation by special agents by the department's Criminal Investigations Division.

N.C. business owners may soon enjoy lower operating costs. On October 19, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey approved an average 17.2 percent rate decrease for workers’ compensation insurance to be effective April 1, 2019

Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey encourages North Carolinians to safely dispose of unused or expired medications at one of more than 70 Operation Medicine Drop events around the state on Saturday, October 27.

With colder weather setting in across North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey urges families to exercise fire safety when it comes to heating their homes.

In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 21-27, 2018), Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey urges teens and their families to discuss smart strategies for staying safe behind the wheel.

Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of death for American teenagers.

he Medicare enrollment period is now open and runs for the next seven weeks. Each year during the Open Enrollment Period, Medicare beneficiaries have the opportunity to compare and evaluate their current plan and make changes as necessary.

In recognition of 2018 Fire Prevention Week which runs from Oct. 7-13, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is urging everyone to uphold this year’s campaign theme, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.”

In recognition of 2018 Fire Prevention Week which runs from Oct. 7-13, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey is urging everyone to uphold this year’s campaign theme, “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.”

In the wake of Hurricane Florence, Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey is partnering with several agencies to host a statewide initiative to help parents and children in communities affected by flooding.

In the wake of Hurricane Florence, Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids NC Chairman Mike Causey is partnering with several agencies to host a statewide initiative to help parents and children in communities affected by flooding.

A pediatric emergency room doctor from Duke University Medical Center and state officials appealed to parents, grandparents and child care-givers to make sure children are properly restrained when they get into a car.

A pediatric emergency room doctor from Duke University Medical Center and state officials appealed to parents, grandparents and child care-givers to make sure children are properly restrained when they get into a car.

In recognition of Falls Prevention Awareness Week in North Carolina, which runs from September 24-29, 2018, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey wants to remind the public about the seriousness of falls and ways to reduce fall risk.