Insurance commissioner


An insurance commissioner is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with his or her office, regulate the insurance industry. The powers granted to the office of an insurance commissioner differ in each state. The office of an insurance commissioner is established either by the state constitution or by statute. While most insurance commissioners are appointed, in some jurisdictions they are elected. The office of the insurance commissioner may be part of a larger regulatory agency, or an autonomous department.
Insurance law and regulation is established individually by each state. In order to better coordinate insurance regulation among the states and territories, insurance commissioners are members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Duties and powers of insurance commissioners

The purpose of insurance commissioners is to maintain fair pricing for insurance products, protecting the solvency of insurance companies, preventing unfair practices by insurance companies, and ensuring availability of insurance coverage. In order to accomplish these goals, each state grants several powers to insurance commissioners and their offices, including:
, the various insurance commissioners are:
State/territoryNameTitleName of OfficeElected/Appointed
AlabamaJim L. RidlingCommissionerAppointed
AlaskaLori K. Wing-HeierDirectorAppointed
American SamoaPeter FuimaonoCommissionerAppointed
ArizonaKeith SchraadInterim DirectorAppointed
ArkansasAllen W. KerrCommissionerAppointed
CaliforniaRicardo LaraCommissionerElected
ColoradoMichael ConwayCommissionerAppointed
ConnecticutAndrew N. MaisCommissionerAppointed
DelawareTrinidad NavarroCommissionerElected
District of ColumbiaStephen C. TaylorCommissionerAppointed
FloridaDavid AltmaierCommissionerAppointed
GeorgiaJohn F. KingCommissionerElected
GuamDafne Mansapit-ShimizuCommissionerAppointed
HawaiiColin M. HayashidaCommissionerAppointed
IdahoDean CameronDirectorAppointed
IllinoisJennifer HammerDirectorAppointed
IndianaStephen W. RobertsonCommissionerAppointed
IowaDoug OmmenCommissionerAppointed
KansasVicki SchmidtCommissionerElected
KentuckyNancy G. AtkinsCommissionerAppointed
LouisianaJim DonelonCommissionerElected
MaineEric A. CioppaSuperintendentAppointed
MarylandAlfred Redmer Jr.CommissionerAppointed
MassachusettsGary D. AndersonCommissionerAppointed
MichiganAnita G. FoxDirectorAppointed
MinnesotaSteve KelleyCommissionerAppointed
MississippiMike ChaneyCommissionerElected
MissouriChlora Lindley-MyersDirectorAppointed
MontanaMatthew RosendaleCommissionerElected
NebraskaBruce R. RamgeDirectorAppointed
NevadaBarbara D. RichardsonCommissionerAppointed
New HampshireJohn EliasCommissionerAppointed
New JerseyMarlene CarideCommissionerAppointed
New MexicoJohn G. FranchiniSuperintendentAppointed
New YorkLinda A. LacewellActing SuperintendentAppointed
North CarolinaMike CauseyCommissionerElected
North DakotaJon GodfreadCommissionerElected
Northern Mariana IslandsMark O. RabaulimanCommissionerOffice of the Insurance CommissionerAppointed
OhioJillian FromentDirectorAppointed
OklahomaGlen MulreadyCommissionerElected
OregonAndrew StolfiCommissionerAppointed
PennsylvaniaJessica AltmanCommissionerAppointed
Puerto RicoJavier Rivera RiosCommissionerOffice of the Commissioner of InsuranceAppointed
Rhode IslandElizabeth Kelleher DwyerSuperintendentAppointed
South CarolinaRaymond G. FarmerDirectorAppointed
South DakotaLarry DeiterDirectorAppointed
TennesseeJulie Mix McPeakCommissionerAppointed
TexasKent SullivanCommissionerAppointed
UtahTodd E. KiserCommissionerAppointed
U.S. Virgin IslandsOsbert PotterLt. Governor/ CommissionerDivision of Banking and InsuranceElected
VermontMichael PieciakCommissionerAppointed
VirginiaScott A. WhiteCommissionerAppointed
WashingtonMike KreidlerCommissionerElected
West VirginiaJames A. DodrillCommissionerAppointed
WisconsinMark AfableCommissionerAppointed
WyomingTom GlauseCommissionerAppointed