State Officials in Charge of Insurance Matters

What is an Insurance Commissioner?

An insurance commissioner (or commissioner of insurance) 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 (NAIC).

Duties and Powers

  • Approval of insurance rates
  • Periodical financial examinations of insurers
  • Licensing of companies, agencies, agents, and brokers
  • Monitoring and regulating claims handling

Alabama

Jim L. Riding

Commissioner

P.O. Box 303351

Montgomery 36130-3351

Alaska

Lori Wing-Heier

Director

550 W. 7th Ave., Ste. 1560

Anchorage 99501

Arizona

Evan G. Daniels

Director

100 N. 15th Ave., Ste. 261

Phoenix 85007

Arkansas

Alan McClain

Commissioner

1 Commerce Way, Bldg. 4, Ste. 502

Little Rock 72202

California

Richardo Lara

Commissioner

300 Capitol Mall, Ste. 1700

Sacramento 95814

Colorado

Michael Conway

Commissioner

1560 Broadway, Ste. 850

Denver 80202

Connecticut

Andrew N. Mais

Commissioner

P.O. Box 816

Hartford 06142-0816

Delaware

Trinidad Navarro

Commissioner

1351 W. North St., Ste. 101

Dover 19904

District of Columbia

Karina Woods

Commissioner

1050 First St., Ste. 801

Washington 20002

Florida

David Altmaier

Commissioner

200 E. Gaines St., Room 101A

Tallahassee 32399

Georgia

John F. King

Commissioner

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., 704 West Tower

Atlanta 30334

Hawaii

Colin M. Hayashida

Commissioner

P.O. Box 3614

Honolulu 96811-3614

Idaho

Dean L. Cameron

Director

P.O. Box 83720

Boise 83720-0043

Illinois

Robert H. Muriel

Director

320 W. Washington St., 4th Fl.

Springfield 62767

Indiana

Stephen W. Robertson

Commissioner

311 W. Washington St., Ste. 103

Indianapolis 46204

Iowa

Doug Ommen

Commissioner

601 Locust St., 4th Fl.

Des Moines 50309

Kansas

Vicki Schmidt

Commissioner

1300 SW Arrowhead Rd.

Topeka 66604

Kentucky

Sharon P. Clark

Commissioner

P.O. Box 517

Frankfort 40602-0517

Louisiana

James J. Donelon

Commissioner

P.O. Box 94214

Baton Rouge 70804-9214

Maine

Eric A. Cioppa

Superintendent

34 State House Station

Augusta 04333

Maryland

Kathleen A. Birrane

Commissioner

200 St. Paul Pl., Ste. 2700

Baltimore 21202

Massachusetts

Gary Anderson

Commissioner

1000 Washington St., 8th Fl.

Boston 02118

Michigan

Anita G. Fox

Director

P.O. Box 30220

Lansing 48909-7720

Minnesota

Steve Kelley

Commissioner

85 7th Place E., Ste. 280

St. Paul 55101

Mississippi

Mike Chaney

Commissioner

P.O. Box 79

Jackson 39205-0079

Missouri

Chlora Lindley-Myers

Director

P.O. Box 690

Jefferson City 65102-0690

Montana

Matthew Rosendale

Commissioner

840 Helena Ave.

Helena 59601

Nebraska

Bruce R. Ramge, CPCU, CIE

Director

P.O. Box 82089

Lincoln 68501-2089

Nevada

Barbara Richardson

Commissioner

1818 E. College Pkwy., Ste. 103

Carson City 89706

New Hampshire

Chris Nicolopoulos

Commissioner

21 S. Fruit St., Ste. 14

Concord 03301

New Jersey

Marlene Caride

Commissioner

P.O. Box 325

Trenton 08625-0325

New Mexico

Russell Toal

Superintendent

P.O. Box 1689

Santa Fe 87504-1689

New York

Linda A. Lacewell

Superintendent

1 State St.

New York 10004

North Carolina

Mike Causey

Commissioner

1201 Mail Service Center

Raleigh 27699

North Dakota

John Godfread

Commissioner

600 E. Boulevard Ave., 5th Fl.

Bismarck 58505

Ohio

Tynesia Dorsey

Interim Director

50 W. Town St., Ste. 300

Columbus 43215

Oklahoma

Glen Mulready

Commissioner

400 NE 50th St.

Oklahoma City 73105

Oregon

Andrew Stolfi

Commissioner

P.O. Box 14480

Salem 97309-0405

Pennsylvania

Jessica Altman

Commissioner

1326 Strawberry Sq., 13th Fl.

Harrisburg 17120

Puerto Rico

Rafael Cestero-Lopategui

Acting Commissioner

World Plaza, 268 Munoz Rivera Ave.

San Juan 00918

Rhode Island

Elizabeth Kelleher-Dwyer

Superintendent

1511 Pontiac Ave., Bldg. 69-2

Cranston 02920

South Carolina

Raymond G. Farmer

Director

P.O. Box 100105

Columbia 29202-3105

South Dakota

Larry Deiter

Director

124 S. Euclid Ave., 2nd Fl.

Pierre 57501

Tennessee

Hodgen Mainda

Commissioner

500 James Robertson Pkwy., 12th Fl.

Nashville 37243-0565

Texas

Kent Sullivan

Commissioner

P.O. Box 149104

Austin 78714-9104

Utah

Todd E. Kiser

Commissioner

P.O. Box 146901

Salt Lake City 84114-6901

Vermont

Michael Pieciak

Commissioner

89 Main St.

Montpelier 05620

Virginia

Scott A. White

Commissioner

P.O. Box 1157

Richmond 23218

Washington

Mike Kreidler

Commissioner

P.O. Box 40255

Olympia 98504-0255

West Virginia

James A. Dodrill

Commissioner

P.O. Box 50540

Charleston 25305-0540

Wisconsin

Mark Afable

Commissioner

P.O. Box 7873

Madison 53707-7873

Wyoming

Jeff Rude

Commissioner

106 E. 6th Ave.

Cheyenne 82002