Dana Popish Severinghaus appointed new Director of the Illinois Dept of Insurance

Illinois Governor Pritzker has appointed Dana Popish Severinghaus as the Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. Popish Severinghaus was a former legislative and regulatory counsel at Allstate Insurance Company, and has legal, policy, government relations, and insurance industry-related experience.  She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and Journalism & Mass Communications from the University of Iowa and Juris Doctor from Chicago Kent College of Law. 

Popish Severinghaus served as the Director of Government Relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. She is a Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Board Member of the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund, Secretary of the Illinois Insurance Association, Advisory Board Member and Co-Chair of Government Relations Advisory Council for the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center, Women in Law Mentor at Chicago Kent College of Law and Auxiliary Board Member of ChildServ.