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Tag Archives: Mike Causey

North Carolina auto insurance rates are going up 5% on average in settlement

North Carolina auto insurance rates are going up 5% on average in settlement

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina automobile insurance rates are poised to increase statewide by a 5% average this fall as part of an agreement reached between state regulators and the insurance industry.

The settlement announced on Monday by Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is lower than the average 22.6% rate increase for private passenger vehicles that had been originally requested in February by the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurance companies. The bureau’s requested average rate in an updated March filing increased to 23%, the state Insurance Department said.

Without a settlement, the industry was headed to a scheduled Sept. 22 rate hearing in which a hearing officer would have considered the bureau’s premium rate level request. That hearing is now canceled.

The rate changes will take effect on new and renewed policies starting Oct. 1.

“With factors such as distracted driving, excessive speeding and increased automobile repair costs putting upward pressure on insurance rates, I am happy that we were able to hold the average increase to 5%,” Causey said in a news release. The automobile premium rates will remain among the lowest in the nation, the Republican elected commissioner said.

The agreement also includes an average statewide 16.3% decrease on motorcycle liability insurance rates.

The bureau’s previous rate filing in 2023 ultimately resulted in a settlement that led to an overall average 4.5% increase per year for two years.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner offers important preparation advice as hurricane season begins

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner offers important preparation advice as hurricane season begins

RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – With hurricane season officially underway, NOAA forecasts an active 2025 in the Atlantic with 19 named storms. NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges residents to prepare now by reviewing insurance policies, updating emergency kits, and securing their homes. The advice comes as many still recover from last year’s deadly Hurricane Helene.… Continue Reading

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery

North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is out of the hospital after heart surgery

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is out of the hospital 10 days after undergoing heart surgery. The Republican underwent what his department called “elective” surgery to “correct a congenital heart defect.” Causey told a Greensboro newspaper that he had developed an aneurysm. The 74-year-old was released Thursday. Causey said the surgery wasn’t disclosed beforehand in part because he didn’t want to alarm anybody ahead of time unnecessarily. He said the defect was discovered in late 2023. Further examination showed he had developed an aneurysm. Causey was first elected commissioner in 2016. He won a third four-year term this past November.… Continue Reading

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