Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) elected its 2014 officers. The newly elected officers assumed their duties on Jan. 1.
They are:
- President Adam Hamm, North Dakota insurance commissioner;
- President-elect Monica Lindeen, Montana State auditor and commissioner of securities and insurance;
- Vice President Michael Consedine, Pennsylvania insurance commissioner; and
- Secretary-Treasurer Sharon Clark, Kentucky insurance commissioner.
Adam Hamm was appointed North Dakota insurance commissioner in October 2007, elected to a four-year term in 2008 and re-elected in November 2012. Prior to becoming commissioner, he served as a prosecutor for the Cass County State Attorney's office. Hamm also worked as an attorney in private practice specializing in commercial litigation, administrative agency law and transportation law. Hamm is a graduate of Sam Houston State University and received his Juris Doctorate degree with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
Monica Lindeen was elected Montana State auditor and commissioner of securities and insurance in 2008 and re-elected in November 2012. Lindeen is chair of the NAIC Exchanges Subgroup and serves on a number of task forces related to implementing health insurance reform. Lindeen served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1999-2006. From 1994-1996, she was a part-time faculty member in the Montana State University (MSU) Billings English Department and taught simultaneously as a graduate assistant in the Department of Educational Foundations. Lindeen earned a bachelor’s degree in English/History from MSU Billings.
Michael Consedine was appointed Pennsylvania insurance commissioner in April 2011. From 1995-1999, he served as department counsel for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, where he represented the department in litigation proceedings and on transactional filings. Consedine is chair of the NAIC Reinsurance Task Force, vice chair of the Health Care Reform Regulatory Alternatives Working Group, and vice chair of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (IIPRC). He serves on the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance which advises the Federal Insurance Office on national and international insurance matters. A graduate of James Madison University, Consedine earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism, and is an honors graduate of Widener University School of Law.
Sharon Clark was appointed commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance in July 2008 and was reappointed to the post in July 2012. Clark was the first director of the department’s Consumer Protection and Education division, a position she held for five years. She currently serves as a member of the NAIC’s Executive Committee, Internal Administration Subcommittee, and Chair of the NAIC’s Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs Committee. Clark earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Kentucky.