Insurance Commissioner (state executive office)

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The insurance commissioner is a state-level position in all 50 states. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role is as a consumer protection advocate and insurance regulator. The position is elected in 11 states and appointed in 39.

Insurance regulation is one of the older state government functions, with most states having insurance departments dating back to the late 19th century. Generally speaking, their role has not changed much since then.

HIGHLIGHTS

Elected in 11 states; appointed in 39

In the 39 appointed states, 37 are appointed by the Governor and two states (New Mexico and Virginia), appoint via a multi-member commission

Salary range (in 2023): $222,804 (Oregon) to $86,003 (Kansas)

Current officeholders

List of current insurance commissioners

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Alabama Commissioner of Insurance	Mark Fowler	Nonpartisan	January 16, 2023
Alaska Director of Insurance	Lori Wing-Heier	Nonpartisan	2014
Arizona Director of Insurance	Maria Ailor	Nonpartisan	May 30, 2025
California Commissioner of Insurance	Ricardo Lara	Democratic	January 7, 2019
Colorado Commissioner of Insurance	Michael Conway	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2018
Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance	Andrew Mais	Nonpartisan	2019
Delaware Insurance Commissioner	Trinidad Navarro	Democratic	January 3, 2017
Florida Commissioner of Insurance Regulation	Michael Yaworsky	Nonpartisan	March 13, 2023
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner	John King	Republican	July 1, 2019
Hawaii Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	Nadine Ando	Nonpartisan	May 2, 2023
Idaho Director of Insurance	Dean Cameron	Nonpartisan	June 15, 2015
Illinois Director of Insurance	Ann Gillespie	Nonpartisan	April 15, 2024
Indiana Commissioner of Insurance	Holly Lambert	Nonpartisan	October 16, 2024
Iowa Commissioner of Insurance	Doug Ommen	Nonpartisan	2016
Kansas Commissioner of Insurance	Vicki Schmidt	Republican	January 14, 2019
Kentucky Commissioner of Insurance	Sharon Clark	Nonpartisan	January 6, 2020
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	Tim Temple	Republican	January 8, 2024
Maine Superintendent of Insurance	Robert Carey	Nonpartisan	February 28, 2024
Maryland Commissioner of Insurance	Marie Grant	Nonpartisan	April 2, 2025
Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance	Michael Caljouw	Nonpartisan	November 4, 2024
Michigan Commissioner of Insurance	Anita Fox	Nonpartisan	2019
Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce	Grace Arnold	Nonpartisan	September 11, 2020
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance	Mike Chaney	Republican	2008
Missouri Director of Insurance	Angela Nelson	Nonpartisan	March 1, 2025
Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, State Auditor	James Brown	Republican	January 6, 2025
Nebraska Director of Insurance	Eric Dunning	Nonpartisan	April 19, 2021
Nevada Commissioner of Insurance	Ned Gaines	Nonpartisan	July 2, 2025
New Hampshire Commissioner of Insurance	David Bettencourt	Nonpartisan	September 20, 2023
New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance	Justin Zimmerman	Nonpartisan	November 8, 2024
New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance	Alice Kane	Nonpartisan	July 6, 2023
New York Superintendent of Financial Services	Adrienne Harris	Nonpartisan	2022
North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance	Mike Causey	Republican	January 1, 2017
North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance	Jon Godfread	Republican	January 3, 2017
Ohio Director of Insurance	Judith French	Republican	January 19, 2021
Oklahoma Commissioner of Insurance	Glen Mulready	Republican	January 14, 2019
Oregon Commissioner of Insurance	TK Keen	Nonpartisan	June 23, 2025
Pennsylvania Commissioner of Insurance	Michael Humphreys	Nonpartisan	June 26, 2023
Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation	Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer	Nonpartisan	2023
South Carolina Director of Insurance	Michael Wise	Nonpartisan	May 11, 2023
South Dakota Director of Insurance	Larry Deiter	Nonpartisan	January 8, 2015
Tennessee Commissioner of Insurance	Carter Lawrence	Nonpartisan	November 12, 2020
Texas Commissioner of Insurance	Cassie Brown	Nonpartisan	2021
Utah Commissioner of Insurance	Jon Pike	Nonpartisan	February 4, 2021
Vermont Commissioner of Financial Regulation	Sandy Bigglestone	Nonpartisan	December 28, 2024
Virginia Commissioner of Insurance	Scott White	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2018
Washington Commissioner of Insurance	Patricia Kuderer	Democratic	January 15, 2025
West Virginia Commissioner of Insurance	Allan McVey	Nonpartisan	September 22, 2021
Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance	Nathan Houdek	Nonpartisan	January 3, 2022
Wyoming Commissioner of Insurance	Jeff Rude	Nonpartisan	2019

Comparison across states

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Although insurance commissioners are appointed in the majority of states, 11 states hold partisan elections for the office. Of the 39 states in which the insurance commissioner is appointed, 37 give the power of appointment to the governor; in New Mexico and Virginia, the insurance commissioner is appointed by a commission.

The office of insurance commissioner is nonpartisan in 38 states. The 12 states in which the position is partisan include the 11 states where the insurance commissioner is elected, as well as Ohio. Of the 12 states where the insurance commissioner has a partisan affiliation, the office is held by a Democrat in 3 and a Republican in 8.

According to compensation figures for 2023 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the Book of the States, the largest salary for an insurance commissioner was $222,804 in Oregon, while the lowest was $86,003 in Kansas. To view the compensation of a specific insurance commissioner, hover your mouse cursor over the state.

Election history

2025

See also: State executive official elections, 2025

No state is holding elections for insurance commissioner in 2025.

2024

See also: State executive official elections, 2024

Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2024:

• Delaware
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Washington

2023

See also: State executive official elections, 2023

Two states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2023:

• Louisiana
• Mississippi

2022

See also: State executive official elections, 2022

Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2022:

• California
• Georgia
• Kansas
• Oklahoma

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2021

See also: State executive official elections, 2021

No state held elections for insurance commissioner in 2021.

2020

See also: State executive official elections, 2020

Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2020:

• Delaware
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Washington

2019

See also: State executive official elections, 2019

Two states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2019:

• Louisiana
• Mississippi

2018

See also: State executive official elections, 2018

Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2018.

• California
• Georgia
• Kansas
• Oklahoma

2016

See also: Insurance Commissioner elections, 2016

Five states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2016:

• Delaware
• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Washington

2015

See also: State executive official elections, 2015

Two states were holding scheduled elections for insurance commissioner in 2015: Louisiana and Mississippi. Incumbents Mike Chaney (R) of Mississippi and James Donelon (R) of Louisiana were re-elected.

2014

Main article: State executive official elections, 2014

Four states held regularly scheduled insurance commissioner elections in the 2014 electoral cycle: California, Georgia, Kansas and Oklahoma.

2013

There were no elections in 2013 for insurance commissioners.

2012

Main article: State executive official elections, 2012

Five states held scheduled insurance commissioner elections in the 2012 electoral cycle: Delaware, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota and Washington.

In all five states, incumbents won re-election on November 6, 2012. A special note, with respect to Montana, the insurance commissioner is also the state auditor.

See also

• State executive offices
• State executive official elections, 2022
• State executive official elections, 2023
• State executive official elections, 2024

External links

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners

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