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    <updated>2026-01-15T19:09:25Z</updated>

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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Amanda Crawford Named As New Texas Insurance Commissioner]]></title>
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            <updated>2026-01-15T18:55:29Z</updated>
            <published>2026-01-15T18:54:45Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Amanda Crawford has been appointed the Texas insurance commissioner as Cassie Brown retires February 2. Crawford is currently the Texas chief information officer and executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources. She previously served as deputy attorney general and general counsel for the state’s attorney general. Crawford is also a member of the state Bar of Texas and…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2026/01/amanda-crawford-named-as-new-texas-insurance-commissioner/"><![CDATA[Amanda Crawford has been appointed the Texas insurance commissioner as Cassie Brown retires February 2.  Crawford is currently the Texas chief information officer and executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources.   She previously served as deputy attorney general and general counsel for the state’s attorney general.  Crawford is also a member of the state Bar of Texas and a past president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. Crawford received a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from The University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kaj Samsom Appointed Vermont Insurance Commissioner]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47589</id>
            <updated>2025-04-21T17:00:21Z</updated>
            <published>2025-04-21T17:00:21Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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. Prior to that position in the private sector he served in many public sector jobs, including His…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2025/04/kaj-samsom-appointed-vermont-insurance-commissioner/"><![CDATA[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.  Prior to that position in the private sector he served in many public sector jobs, including His professional background includes more than 14 years of experience in state government serving in various roles and capacities. Mr. Samsom Examiner in the Vermont Insurance Department in 2006; Director of the Insurance Division Licensing and Examinations section of the Insurnce Department in 2011;  Deputy Commissioner of the Insurance Division in 20114, and he served as State Tax Commissioner from 2017 to 2019.  He is a certified public accountant and a certified financial examiner, and holds a Bachelors of Science as well as a Masters in Public Administration, both from the University of Vermont.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Jerry Bump promoted to Acting Insurance Commissioner for the state if Hawai’i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47581</id>
            <updated>2025-02-06T17:22:16Z</updated>
            <published>2025-02-06T17:22:16Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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 Division. Commissioner Bump joined the Hawai‘i Insurance Division in 2008 as an Insurance Program Specialist and served as Chief Deputy…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2025/02/jerry-bump-promoted-to-acting-insurance-commissioner-for-the-state-if-hawaii-department-of-commerce-and-consumer-affairs/"><![CDATA[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 Division. Commissioner Bump joined the Hawai‘i Insurance Division in 2008 as an Insurance Program Specialist and served as Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner since 2023. Prior to joining INS, he had a 13-year career with Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company and worked in public accounting as an Auditor.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[New Acting Director appointed to head up the Missouri Dept of Commerce and Insurance]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47572</id>
            <updated>2025-01-06T16:27:31Z</updated>
            <published>2025-01-06T16:09:20Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Effective Jan. 1, 2025 Mick Campbell has been appointed as the Acting Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Mick Campbell will continue to serve until incoming Governor, Mike Kehoe, whose term as Governor begins January 14, decides to either retain Mick Campbell in that position or appoints a new Director. Mick Campbell…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2025/01/new-acting-director-appointed-to-head-up-the-missouri-dept-of-commerce-and-insurance/"><![CDATA[Effective Jan. 1, 2025 Mick Campbell has been appointed as the Acting Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Mick Campbell will continue to serve until incoming Governor, Mike Kehoe, whose term as Governor begins January 14, decides to either retain Mick Campbell in that position or appoints a new Director. Mick Campbell steps temporarily into the role previously held by Director Chlora Lindley-Myers, who announced her retirement effective Dec. 31, 2024. Mick Campbell has been serving as the Commissioner of Finance for the DCI since January 2022 (first appointed as Acting Commissioner in 2022 then appointed as Commissioner of Finance in 2023). Previously, from 2004 until January 2022, he held the position of Deputy Commissioner of Finance. Mick Campbell, a Missouri native, holds the degrees of Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Administrative Management from Missouri State University.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Washington has elected Patricia Kuderer as its New Insurance Commissioner]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47565</id>
            <updated>2024-11-07T16:08:54Z</updated>
            <published>2024-11-07T16:08:54Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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 Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Patty grew up in Minnesota. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Minnesota and received…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2024/11/washington-has-elected-patricia-kuderer-as-its-new-insurance-commissioner/"><![CDATA[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 Commissioner Mike Kreidler.  

Patty grew up in Minnesota. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Minnesota and received her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law. She currently lives in Bellevue. She is an experienced trial attorney with a broad legal background focusing on employment discrimination, sexual harassment in particular, and serious injury cases. As an attorney she has argued before the Minnesota Appellate and State Supreme Courts. She was first appointed to the House of Representatives in September of 2015 and won her first election to retain the seat the following year. In January 2017, Patty was again unanimously appointed by the King County Council to fill the vacant Senate seat in the 48th Legislative District. While serving in the Senate, was selected by her colleagues to chair the Senate Housing Committee. In addition to her role as chair, Kuderer has served in the Senate as a member of the Law & Justice, State Government & Elections, and Rules committees. Throughout her professional career she has worked to ensure that everyone in the State of Washington has access to affordable, quality healthcare. As a State Senator, Patty has been a vocal advocate for issues such as gun safety, voting rights, and women's health.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Indiana’s New Insurance Commissioner Holly Williams]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47553</id>
            <updated>2024-10-17T16:22:11Z</updated>
            <published>2024-10-17T16:08:52Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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. Commissioner Lambert has an undergraduate degree from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Western Michigan University…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2024/10/indianas-new-insurance-commissioner-holly-williams/"><![CDATA[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.  Commissioner Lambert has an undergraduate degree from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor degree from the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School.

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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Massachusetts’ Insurance Commissioner Michael Caljouw]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47547</id>
            <updated>2024-10-17T16:22:51Z</updated>
            <published>2024-10-17T15:37:38Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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 sector experience includes serving as general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Insurance and Deputy Director, Chief of Staf, and…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2024/10/massachusetts-insurance-commissioner-michael-caljouw/"><![CDATA[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 sector experience includes serving as general counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Insurance and Deputy Director, Chief of Staf, and General Counsel of the state’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulations (OCABR). OCABR, which operates within the Executive Office of Economic Development, oversees the Department of Insurance.  He enters the position with a deep well of experience in insurance rating, HMO insolvency, Health Policy and cost containment law.  Caljouw earned his B.A. from Williams College and his J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University Law School. 

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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Kevin Patrick Beagan appointed Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=47536</id>
            <updated>2024-07-24T18:52:19Z</updated>
            <published>2024-07-24T18:24:44Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Kevin Patrick Beagan was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance on June 10, 2024. He previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Health Care Access Bureau in the Division of Insurance, where he oversaw the Bureau of Managed Care and Consumer Services Unit. Prior to that, he served the Division of Insurance as Director of the…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2024/07/kevin-patrick-beagan-appointed-acting-commissioner-of-the-massachusetts-division-of-insurance/"><![CDATA[Kevin Patrick Beagan was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance on June 10, 2024.  He previously served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Health Care Access Bureau in the Division of Insurance, where he oversaw the Bureau of Managed Care and Consumer Services Unit.  Prior to that, he served the Division of Insurance as Director of the Bureau of Managed Care and Director of the Health Unit, State Rating Bureau. He previously held senior analyst positions at the Massachusetts State Budget Bureau and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.  Acting Commissioner Beagan has a Master of Public Policy (MPP) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of California, Berkley, and a Bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from Brown University.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[Ann Gillespie named Acting Illinois Director of Insurance eff. 4/15/2024]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=46896</id>
            <updated>2024-06-28T21:21:56Z</updated>
            <published>2024-04-15T11:08:08Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[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…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2024/04/ann-gillespie-named-acting-illinois-director-of-insurance-eff-4-15-2024/"><![CDATA[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 a state-based health insurance marketplace. Outside the legislature, she has worked as a health care attorney and consultant in the health care industry.]]></content>
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            <title type="html"><![CDATA[D.J. Bettencourt Nominated New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner]]></title>
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            <id>https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/?p=46882</id>
            <updated>2024-06-28T21:22:04Z</updated>
            <published>2023-08-07T11:08:07Z</published>
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            <summary type="html"><![CDATA[D.J. Bettencourt has been nominated as the New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner.  He has served as Deputy Insurance Commissioner since January 2021.  He was previously a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012 (majority leader from 2010 to 2012). He has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Political Science and Philosophy from the University of New Hampshire,…]]></summary>
			                <content type="html" xml:base="https://www.thenashgroupllc.com/blog/2023/08/d-j-bettencourt-nominated-new-hampshire-insurance-commissioner/"><![CDATA[D.J. Bettencourt has been nominated as the New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner.  He has served as Deputy Insurance Commissioner since January 2021.  He was previously a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012 (majority leader from 2010 to 2012).

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Political Science and Philosophy from the University of New Hampshire, and a Juris Doctorate from UNH Franklin Pierce Law School.]]></content>
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