Washington, DC – The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2014 committee chairs and vice chairs, and assigned members to the organization’s standing committees.
“The NAIC’s committee system is the backbone of state-based insurance regulation, and we are fortunate to have a multitude of capable members who will lead us to achieve our regulatory priorities in 2014,” said Adam Hamm, NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner. “We commend these leaders for their dedication to the NAIC that goes above and beyond the regulatory responsibilities they have in their home states.”
NAIC leadership met this week to make committee assignments based on each member’s preferences and experience, as well as requirements established by the NAIC’s Bylaws. The 2014 NAIC committee leadership assignments are as follows:
Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee
Chair: Julie Mix McPeak, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Insurance Division
Vice Chair: Ralph T. Hudgens, Commissioner, Georgia Office of Insurance
Health Insurance and Managed Care (B) Committee
Chair: Sandy Praeger, Commissioner, Kansas Insurance Department
Vice Chair: Ted Nickel, Commissioner, Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee
Chair: Mike Chaney, Commissioner, Mississippi Insurance Department
Vice Chair: Merle D. Scheiber, Director, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Insurance
Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee
Chair: Stephen W. Robertson, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Insurance
Vice Chair: Therese M. Goldsmith, Commissioner, Maryland Insurance Administration
Financial Condition (E) Committee
Chair: Joseph Torti III, Superintendent, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Insurance
Vice Chair: Eric A. Cioppa, Superintendent, Maine Department of Professional & Financial Regulation Bureau of Insurance
Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee
Chair: John Huff, Director, Missouri Department of Insurance Financial Institutions & Professional Registration
Vice Chair: Julia Rathgeber, Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance
International Insurance Relations (G) Committee
Chair: Michael F. Consedine, Commissioner, Insurance Department Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair: Kevin M. McCarty, Commissioner, Florida, Office of Insurance Regulation
Immediate Past Chair: Thomas B. Leonardi, Commissioner, Connecticut Insurance Department
Click here to view the 2014 NAIC Executive Committee list (PDF)
Source: NAIC