Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey strongly urged all North Carolina renters to make sure they are covered by insurance following the devastating apartment fire in Morrisville.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will discuss trends in the insurance industry when he meets with the Edenton Rotary Club on Thursday, Feb. 19.Earlier in the day, Commissioner Causey will visit the Edenton Police Department.Here is Commissioner Causey’s public schedule for the day:
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will speak to the Piedmont Triad Apartment Association in Greensboro on Wednesday, Feb. 18. He’ll address insurance rates, regulation, and other related topics.Here is Commissioner Causey’s public schedule for the day:
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.
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.Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Davis of falsely claiming that he was injured as a pedestrian in a vehicle crash. According to the arrest warrant, Davis altered medical documents in an attempt to collect on a claim with Progressive Southern Insurance Co.
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.Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Burns of embezzling $3,412.50 from Queen Bail Bonds. In addition, Burns is accused of converting more than $400 in bonds owned by Palmetto Surety Corp. to his own use.The offenses occurred on Feb. 12, 2025.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that the North Carolina Department of Insurance saved or recovered $142 million for North Carolinians in 2025.The recovered funds include those from insurance fraud restitution, consumer assistance, market monitoring and external reviews, where Department employees helped consumers get needed medical procedures and prescription drugs.
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.Robert Allen Bentley, 36, of 6617 Elmstone Drive, Charlotte, a senior project manager with A&M Premier Roofing & Construction, was arrested on Dec. 10 and charged with insurance fraud, attempting to obtain property by false pretense and conspiracy. All three charges are felonies.
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.
