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NC Department of Insurance Press Release

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today announced that Justice Sherron Parker, 26, of 3487 Herlocker Road, New London, was charged with insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false pretense.

Special Agents with the Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Parker of attempting to reinstate a canceled policy with National General Insurance Co. after reporting her vehicle stolen.

The offenses occurred between Aug 21-24.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey warns seniors to be on alert for Medicare insurance scams. Since Medicare Open Enrollment began Oct. 15, the N.C. Department of Insurance has been made aware of people going door-to-door offering free health insurance with extra benefits for vision, dental and life insurance. During the visit, the impersonator asks to see the resident’s current health insurance policy then states they could offer a better rate.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey invites the public to drop off their unused or expired medication at an Operation Medicine Drop (OMD) prescription drug take-back event in Pineville on Thursday, October 22. The event's goal is to keep prescription drugs out of the wrong hands to prevent overdose or injury.  

The event will take place from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.at Carolina Place Mall’s main entrance, 11025 Carolina Place Parkway, Pineville, N.C. Commissioner Causey will address the media at 11:00 a.m.
Insurance Commissioner and Safe Kids N.C. Chair Mike Causey invites the public to drop off their unused medication at our Operation Medicine Drop prescription drug take back event in Fuquay Varina on Wednesday, October 21, so it can be properly disposed of and kept out of the wrong hands.With a lot of children spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, now is a very important time to remove unwanted drugs from the home.Dangerous prescription pills and medication could end up getting into the wrong hands or end up in our water system if not disposed of properly.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will stop by insurance agencies and fire stations during a trip to Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Chowan counties on Monday, Oct. 19, and Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will listen to firefighters’ concerns and discuss the need to improve volunteer recruitment and retention during stops at fire stations.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey plans to visit fire stations and insurance agencies during a trip to Union County on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will deliver ceremonial matching grant checks to two fire departments, the Griffith Road and Lanes Creek Volunteer Fire Departments, during the stops.

The two fire departments totaled more than $26,000 in matching grants. Statewide, more than 500 volunteer fire departments received more than $8.5 million from the matching grant program.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will honor four Hoke County firefighters, a Columbus County deputy sheriff and a fire department in Scotland County for life-saving actions on Wednesday, Oct. 14.

SAVE Awards go to individuals or organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to save lives.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey plans to help deliver children’s fire prevention coloring books to fire stations and stop by insurance agencies during a visit to Haywood and Buncombe counties on Monday, Oct. 12.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will join independent insurance agents as they present fire-prevention themed coloring books and stickers to fire departments, so they can give them out to children.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey today congratulated the NCDOI’s Captive Insurance Division and the state’s captive industry on receiving the prestigious “Domicile of the Year” award.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is scheduled to meet with fire departments and building inspectors during a trip to Lenoir and Jones counties Thursday, Oct. 8. He will take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new Trenton Volunteer Fire Department station destroyed by Hurricane Florence in 2018.

Commissioner Causey will also deliver fire safety coloring books to fire departments in light of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4 – 10.

Here is Commissioner Causey’s public schedule for the day: