Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, are asking North Carolinians enrolled in Medicare to be on the lookout for legitimate correspondence by mail from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that the North Carolina Rate Bureau has submitted a rate filing with the N.C. Department of Insurance, requesting an increase for auto policies.
In the filing, the bureau has requested an overall average statewide increase in private passenger auto insurance rates of 28.4 percent, which would become effective on October 1, 2023.
The N.C. Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau regarding the bureau's proposed 42.6% dwelling rate increase, averting a potentially costly administrative battle with insurance companies.
After studying the data, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey negotiated a statewide average increase of 9.9%, which is 32.7 percentage points lower than the Rate Bureau requested.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey declared that the state’s Captive Insurance Program remains among the world’s strongest domiciles as it enters its second decade of operation.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present two Save Awards and an Order of the Guardian Award during a visit to Vance County on Thursday, Jan. 19.
Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will present SAVE Awards during a stop at Vance County Emergency Services Thursday morning. SAVE Awards go to first responders and others who go above and beyond the call of duty in their work.
Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announces that the North Carolina Department of Insurance saved or recovered over $105 million for North Carolinians in 2022.
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce new insurance ratings for the Statesville Fire Department on Monday, Jan 9.
The announcements will take place at 6 p.m. at the Statesville City Hall, 227 S. Center St., Statesville, N.C. 28677.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present two Order of the Guardian awards during a visit to Durham County on Saturday, Jan 6.
The Commissioner, who serves as the State Fire Marshal, presents this award to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service in the fire industry.
Commissioner Causey will visit Bahama to present the special awards to two firefighters, both have more than 35 years of service with the fire department.
The media is invited to attend and cover the event.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present three SAVE awards and a Heroism award during visits to Rowan and Catawba counties on Thursday Jan. 5.
Commissioner Causey will present the awards to officers whose quick actions helped save lives.
SAVE awards will be presented to Rowan County Sgt. Patrick Schmeltzer, and Deputies William Johnson and Hanna Hodges, who pulled a man from a mobile home fire in Rockwell back in November 2022.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced the arrest of Tony Olandy Burt, 49, of 1118 Parker St., Raleigh. Burt was charged with one count of common law uttering (passing a check) and one count of obtaining property by false pretense, both felonies.
Special agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Burt of depositing a $993.33 fraudulent check and then withdrawing $225 from the account.
The offenses occurred on June 9.
