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

| May 1, 2021 | , , , , ,

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…

Filing Insurance Applications in Florida

| Sep 17, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The question was recently posed in a discussion blog about when an insurer must file Applications with the Florida OIR.  Essentially asking, when does Section 627.410, Florida Statutes, require the Application to be filed.  This filing rule requires filing of an “…application form where written application is required and is to be made a part of the policy or contract….” …

NAIC elects the 2020 Officers

| Sep 1, 2020 |

At the Fall 2019 National Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in Austin Texas on December 10, the members of the NAIC (the State insurance Commissioners) elected the following officers for 2020: President: South Carolina Insurance Director Raymond G. Farmer President-Elect: Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier Vice President: Idaho Insurance Director Dean L. Cameron Secretary-Treasurer:  Missouri Insurance…

Kathleen Birrane appointed as the Maryland Insurance Commissioner

| May 5, 2020 | , , ,

Kathleen Birrane, a partner at DLA Piper Global Law Firm, has been appointed as the next commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration by Gov. Larry Hogan. She will succeed Al Redmer, who will become Executive Director of the Maryland Auto Insurance Fund. According to DLA Piper, she advises insurers on complex regulatory compliance matters, insurance product and program design, licensing,…

Covid19, Cancellation and Regulation

| Mar 31, 2020 |

Covid19 has changed the the world we live in and charged the state insurance regulators to respond to the harsh impact on our economy. Set forth below is a sampling of actions taken with respect to cancellation, nonrenewals, and other actions. The list is by no means comprehensive or meant to be instructive, but does illustrate how some regulators are…

MO Insurance Director Lindley-Myers Elected President of the NAIC

| Dec 19, 2019 | , , , , , , , , , , ,

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected officers for 2023 during the closing activities of its Fall 2022 National Meeting in Tampa, Florida. Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers was elected President for the 2023 term. She is the first woman of color to hold the position since the NAIC was founded in 1871.…

Connecticut Law Awards Punitive Damages for Using Phones while Driving

| Jul 11, 2019 | , , , , , ,

Connecticut has enacted a new law (HB 7126) effective July 1, 2019, that will increase the cost of auto insurance for Connecticut drivers.  The new law allows an injured party to recover double or triple damages in civil actions involving a person who operates a motor vehicle while using a hand held mobile device or other electronic device.  It will…

John King – Georgia Insurance Commissioner

| Jun 14, 2019 |

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Doraville Police Chief John King has been appointed at the Acting Insurance Commissioner during the adjudication of his predecessor Jim Beck, who suspended himself after being indicted on federal charges.  Beck was indicted on federal charges including wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. He’s accused of devising an elaborate invoicing scheme to defraud…

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