Insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) is an executive office in many U.S. states, some in the state cabinet. The office differs state by state:
- In some states insurance commissioner is a constitutional office established by state constitution; in other states the office was created by state statute;
- In some states the insurance commissioner is an elected official; in other states they are appointed by the state governor;
- In some states the insurance department or division is autonomous; in other states such a department is part of a larger body.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a professional association for these individuals.
[edit] List of insurance commissioners
- Alabama: Jim L. Ridling, Alabama Commissioner of Insurance, Alabama Department of Insurance [1]
- Alaska Division of Insurance Director - Alaska Division of Insurance
- Arizona Director of Insurance - Arizona Department of Insurance
- Arkansas Insurance Commissioner - Arkansas Insurance Department
- California: Steve Poizner, California Insurance Commissioner, California Department of Insurance
- Colorado Insurance Commissioner - Colorado Division of Insurance
- Connecticut Insurance Commissioner - Connecticut Insurance Department
- Delaware Insurance Commissioner - Delaware Department of Insurance
- FL: Alex Sink, Chief Financial Officer of Florida - Florida Department of Financial Services
- GA: John Oxendine, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Hawaii Insurance Commissioner - a "functional area" of the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumers Affairs
- Idaho Department of Insurance Director - Idaho Department of Insurance
- Illinois Director of Insurance - Illinois Division of Insurance, part of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Indiana Insurance Commissioner - Indiana Department of Insurance
- Iowa Insurance Commissioner - Iowa Insurance Division
- Kansas: Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner, Kansas Department of Insurance
- Kentucky Office of Insurance - agency within the Kentucky Public Protection Department and Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.
- Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance - Louisiana Department of Insurance
- Maine Insurance Superintendent - Maine Bureau of Insurance, part of the Maine Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Maryland Insurance Administration
- Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner - Massachusetts Division of Insurance, part of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services, part of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
- Minnesota Department Of Commerce
- New York: Eric Dinallo, New York Insurance Superintendent, New York State Insurance Department
- NC: Wayne Goodwin, North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
- ND: Adam Hamm, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner
- Ohio: Mary Jo Hudson, Ohio Insurance Director [2], Ohio Department of Insurance[3]
- OK: Kim Holland, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner
- South Dakota: Merle Scheiber, South Dakota Director of Insurance, South Dakota Division of Insurance
- Tennessee: Leslie Newman, [4] Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance [5]
- Virginia: Alfred Gross, Insurance Commissioner http://www.scc.virginia.gov/division/boi/index.htm
- Washington Insurance Commissioner
- West Virginia: Jane Cline, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner
- Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance - Office of Insurance Regulation
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