Insurance Commissioners Group Names 2023 Committee Leadership

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2023 committee chairs and vice chairs.

The NAIC also assigned members to its standing committees and named its 2023 task force chairs and vice chairs based on requirements established in the organization's bylaws.

New NAIC committee chairs and vice chairs include the following.

Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee. Judith L. French, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, as chair; Carter Lawrence, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, as vice chair

Health Insurance and Managed Care (B) Committee. Anita G. Fox, director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services, as chair; Jon Pike, commissioner of the Utah Insurance Department, and Mike Kreidler, commissioner of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, as co-vice chairs

Property and Casualty Insurance (C) Committee. Alan McClain, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Commerce, Arkansas Insurance Department, as chair; Grace Arnold, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and Larry D. Deiter, director of the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, Division of Insurance, as co-vice chairs

Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee. Jon Pike, commissioner of the Utah Insurance Department, as chair; Mike Causey, commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, and Michael Humphreys, acting commissioner of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, as co-vice chairs

Financial Condition (E) Committee. Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, superintendent of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Insurance, as chair; Nathan Houdek, commissioner of the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, as vice chair

Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee. Lori K. Wing-Heier, director of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Insurance, as chair; Vicki Schmidt, commissioner of the Kansas Insurance Department, and Sharon P. Clark, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance, as co-vice chairs

International Insurance Regulations (G) Committee. Gary D. Anderson, commissioner of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Massachusetts Division of Insurance, as chair; Eric Dunning, director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance, as vice chair

Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee. Kathleen A. Birrane, commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration, as chair; Michael Conway, commissioner of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance, and Doug Ommen, commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division, as co-vice chars

"As regulators, we govern our mission by collaborating, providing innovative solutions to industry challenges, and by quickly adapting to meet the needs of the consumer," Chlora Lindley-Myers, NAIC president and director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, said in a statement. "I look forward to seeing the work that the eight standing committees will produce and the lasting impact their work has on state-based regulation and the industry overall."