The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), which consults on the state-based insurance regulatory system, has announced the 2025 chairs and co-chairs of its eight committees.
Committee assignments were determined according to requirements set by NAIC’s bylaws, and the appointments were announced Jan. 16.
“As the insurance industry faces an evolving landscape of risks, the NAIC’s eight letter committees are working collaboratively to strengthen insurance regulation,” NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread said. “I look forward to the innovative solutions my fellow regulators will develop to protect consumers and foster a more resilient insurance sector.”
The NAIC committee leaders for 2025 are as follows:
Life Insurance and Annuities Committee
- Chair: Judith French, Director, Ohio Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Doug Ommen, Commissioner, Iowa Insurance Division
- Co-Vice Chair: Carter Lawrence, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee
- Chair: Glen Mulready, Commissioner, Oklahoma Insurance Department
- Co-Vice Chair: Ann Gillespie, Acting Director, Illinois Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Grace Arnold, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce
Property and Casualty Insurance Committee
- Chair: Michael Conway, Commissioner, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
- Co-Vice Chair: Larry Deiter, Director, South Dakota Division of Insurance
Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Chair: Dean Cameron, Director, Idaho Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Trinidad Navarro, Commissioner, Delaware Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Scott Kipper, Commissioner, Nevada Division of Insurance
Financial Condition Committee
- Chair: Nathan Houdek, Commissioner, Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Justin Zimmerman, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Michael Wise, Director, South Carolina Department of Insurance
Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation Committee
- Chair: Lori K. Wing-Heier, Director, Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Sharon Clark, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Andrew Stolfi, Director/Insurance Commissioner, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
International Insurance Relations Committee
- Chair: Eric Dunning, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Timothy Temple, Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Insurance
- Co-Vice Chair: Justin Zimmerman, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance
Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology Committee
- Chair: Barbara Richardson, Director, Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions
- Co-Vice Chair: Karima Woods, Commissioner, District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
- Co-Vice Chair: Michael Yaworsky, Commissioner, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation