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Kaj Samsom has been appointed by Vermont Governor Scott as the new commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. Prior to his March 31, 2025, appointment as DFR Commissioner, Mr. Samsom served as chief auditor and Director at the National Life Group....
Jerry Bump has been named the acting Insurance Commissioner for the state of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Insurance Division (INS), effective February 1. He replaces Gordon Ito who retired after 31 years with the Hawaii Insurance...
Patricia Kuderer, who has represented Washington’s 48th Legislative District since 2015, first as a Representative and then as its first female State Senator, has been elected Insurance Commissioner. She fills the vacancy left by the retirement of longstanding...
Holly Williams Lambert has been named as Indiana's Insurance Commissioner. She has served as Chief Of Staff at the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) since joining the department in 2011. Lambert will be replacing Amy Beard, who resigned effective October 16....
Michael T. Caljouw has been appointed as commissioner of the Division of Insurance in the Massachusetts. Caliouw most recently served as vice president for state and federal government and regulatory affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Caljouw's public...
Illinois State Sen. Ann Gillespie has resign her state senate seat to take over as acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance starting April 15, replacing Dana Popish Severinghaus. Gillespie has served in the General Assembly since 2019, representing a portion of Chicago’ northwest suburbs. She served on the Senate Insurance Committee and last year sponsored legislation to establish…
Nick Stosic has been named as Interim Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance, replacing Barbara Richardson, who has been Nevada’s Insurance Commissioner since March 2016. Stosic most recently served as Nevada’s Deputy Insurance Commissioner responsible for oversight of the Product Compliance, Market Regulation, and Captives sections, while also acting as the liaison with Nevada’s insurance agents and brokers. Prior…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has nominated Michael Wise as director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, subject to confirmation by the state Senate. Wise has served as acting director of the department since April 2022. McMaster praised Wise’s leadership in the department’s handling of Hurricane Ian claims, insurance fraud, and consumer outreach. The appointment is subject to confirmation…
Scott Kipper has once again been appointed as Insurance Commissioner at the Nevada Division of Insurance effective Feb. 27, 2023. The appointment was made following the resignation early January of Barbara Richardson, who had served as Commissioner since March 2016. DOI Deputy Commissioner Nick Stosic has served as the Interim Commissioner since the resignation of Commissioner Richardson. Nick Stosic…
Michael Yaworsky is taking over as commissioner of Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation after being appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as interim insurance commissioner, replacing Commissioner David Altmaier who stepped down in December. Yaworsky, was Altmaier’s chief of staff from 2017 to December 2021, at which time he became the vice chair of the Florida Gaming Control Commission. He…