Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) announced the promotion of Jamie Sexton to serve as director of legislative and regulatory policy and the appointment of Sean McEvoy as associate commissioner of operations.
In her expanded role, Sexton will represent the commissioner and the MIA in matters before the Maryland General Assembly, the governor’s legislative office, and Maryland’s Congressional delegation. She will also coordinate and assist in formulating the MIA’s positions on pending legislation, and in developing the agency’s departmental legislative agenda.
Sexton will also maintain her national role, managing relations and coordinating policy with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Sexton joined the MIA in September 2022 as director of health insurance regulatory affairs and national partnerships. Previously, she was director of state policy at the Immune Deficiency Foundation, legislative director for Maryland Senator Mary Washington and an associate in the Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division.
Sexton holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and a J.D. from Charleston School of Law.
As associate commissioner of operations, McEvoy will oversee MIA operational units, including fiscal services, management information systems, human resources and facilities. He will partner with the commissioner, deputy commissioner and the senior management team to provide operational and administrative support for the MIA’s mission, goals and objectives.
McEvoy comes to the MIA with more than 30 years of experience in business development, marketing, finance and manufacturing in the public and private sector.
Most recently, he served as assistant commissioner of policy and consumer services for the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, where he acted as an advisor to the commissioner and was responsible for overseeing and directing all activities related to data reporting and statistical analysis, consumer and stakeholder outreach and education, legislative and regulatory response, policy support and the consumer complaint investigatory and resolution process. Notably, he established the student loan ombudsman for the agency.
Prior to joining the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, McEvoy served as director of small business resources at the Maryland Department of Commerce, where he was responsible for supporting economic and job growth by acting as liaison, information provider, and ombudsman to resolve small business concerns quickly and efficiently. He also served as a finance specialist at the Department of Commerce where he underwrote $1 million in investments, $11.9 million in loans, $13.8 million in credit insurance and $324.9 million in tax-exempt bonds.
Earlier in his career, McEvoy was a credit analyst at M&T Bank. He holds an MBA in finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Galway, Ireland.