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Idaho Director of Insurance
| Idaho Director of Insurance | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $163,010 |
| 2024 FY Budget: | $10,604,100 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Idaho Statutes, 41-202 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Idaho Director of Insurance
Dean Cameron | |
| Other Idaho Executive Offices | |
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The Director of Insurance is a state executive position in the Idaho state government. The director heads the Idaho Department of Insurance, the state regulatory authority for the state's insurance industry. The department enforces regulations regarding rates and business practices and collects and responds to consumer complaints and feedback. The director is appointed to four-year terms by the Governor of Idaho.[1][2]
Current officeholder
The current Idaho Director of Insurance is Dean Cameron (nonpartisan). Cameron assumed office in 2015.
Authority
The office of director of insurance is created by state law.[2]
Idaho Statutes, 41-202
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(1) The director of the department of insurance shall be the chief executive officer of the department of insurance. |
Qualifications
Directors of insurance must be qualified electors in Idaho, i.e. at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the state, and must have had at least "five years' practical experience in one or more of the types of insurance business subject to regulation by the director." If a potential director lacks insurance industry experience, he must "have had other professional or business experience reasonably adequate ... to equip him to discharge the duties ... of the office of director."[2]
Idaho Statutes, 41-202
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(3) The governor shall not appoint as director any individual, and no individual shall hold the office of director, who is not qualified therefore as follows: |
Appointments
Directors are appointed to four-year terms by the Governor of Idaho, who may also remove the incumbent at will.[2]
Idaho Statutes, 41-202
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(2) The director shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, subject to earlier removal by the governor. |
Term limits
There are no term limits associated with the office of director.
Vacancies
The governor fills vacancies in the office by appointment. The vacancy appointee serves out the remainder of the unexpired term, at which point a new, permanent director is chosen.[2]
Duties
The director is the administrative head and chief executive of the Idaho Department of Insurance, the state agency tasked with regulating Idaho's insurance industry. State law permits him to "conduct such examinations and investigations of insurance matters ... as he may deem proper to determine whether any person has violated any provision of [insurance law]." The department enforces regulations through investigations, orders, and disciplinary actions. It also provides "consumer alerts" and collects and processes complaints against the state's insurance companies.[3] The Department of Insurance also holds the office of State Fire Marshal, who is responsible for preventing and investigating fire incidents.[4]
Divisions
As of January 18, 2021, the Idaho Department of Insurance has three main departments that each contain multiple divisions:
- Insurance
- Consumer Services
- Market Oversight
- Company Activities
- State Fire Marshall
- Fire Investigation
- Fire Prevention
- Administration
- Human Resources
- Public Information
- Fiscal[5]
State budget
- See also: Idaho state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Insurance in Fiscal Year 2024 was $10,604,100.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $163,010, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $130,894, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $123,490, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $123,490, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $102,273, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $102,273, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2017
In 2017, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $102,273, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $102,273, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, the insurance commissioner received a salary of $102,273, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the director received a salary of $101,254, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the director received a salary of $101,254, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2012
In 2012, the director received a salary of $97,323, according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Mailing address:
700 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-4250
Fax: (208) 334-4398
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Statutes, "41-210," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Idaho Statutes, "41-202," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Idaho Statutes, "41-210," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Idaho Department of Insurance, "State Fire Marshall - About us," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Idaho Department of Insurance, "Idaho Department of Insurance Organizational Chart," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Idaho Legislature, "FY 2025 Idaho Legislative Budget Book," accessed January 16, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
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