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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Joyce Elaine Hawkes, 55, of 710 Parkaire Lane, Charlotte. Hawkes is charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Kimberly Gilliam, 47, of 720 Farmhurst Dr., Charlotte. Gilliam is charged with insurance fraud, a felony.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will attend the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division Blood Drive at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will be present Guardian and Century Awards to the Morehead City insurance firm of Chalk and Gibbs during a special presentation on Thursday, Aug 28.The award presentations will take place at 10 a.m. at 1006 Arendell St., Morehead City.The Commissioner presents the Century Award to those within the insurance industry who have operated for at least 100 years. 

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that an Onslow County woman has been sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison following a plea agreement with prosecutors on numerous arson and other illegal burning charges.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Sara Peffer Bailey, 22, of 234 Raven Circle, Lexington. Bailey is charged with three counts of insurance fraud, two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. All six charges are felonies.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor an Alamance Community Fire District firefighter who has served for a half century with the Department of Insurance’s top award on Sunday afternoon.Wayne Henderson, who joined the Alamance Community Fire District in Guilford County Aug. 1, 1975, will receive the Order of the Guardian Award. Henderson plans to retire on Aug. 28, 2025.

After a rash of break-ins has struck several communities across North Carolina this summer, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is urging residents to take extra precautions to protect their vehicles following a recent wave of break-ins reported in multiple communities, including Lexington, Asheboro, Raleigh and Chapel Hill.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Michael Gerard Renna, 50, of 258 Chatsworth Lane, Clayton. Renna was charged with 26 counts of insurance fraud, 18 counts of obtaining property by false pretense and 10 counts of attempting to obtain property by false pretense, all felonies.

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will visit Kitty Hawk on Friday, August 15 to tour the new Dare County Emergency Management Station 9, located at 4904 N. Croatan Hwy.  The tour will take place at 10 a.m. that morning. Afterwards, Commissioner Causey will address the media to highlight water safety and the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season in North Carolina.