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Katharine Wade
Katharine Wade is a former Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance. Wade was appointed to the position by Governor Dan Malloy (D) on March 23, 2015. She took office March 24, replacing interim officeholder Anne Melissa Dowling. Wade's appointment was confirmed by the Connecticut Senate on April 14.[1][2][3] Wade stepped down on December 19, 2018.[4]
Biography
Prior to her appointment to statewide office in 2015, Wade spent over two decades as an executive at Cigna, a prominent global health and insurance organization based in Connecticut.[5] During her extensive tenure with Cigna, Wade served in a variety of leadership roles, including vice president of public policy, government affairs and U.S. compliance, public policy director and liaison to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. At Cigna, Wade was heavily involved in the process of implementing new insurance policies under the federal Affordable Care Act.[1]
Wade holds a degree in history from Simmons College.[1]
Education
- B.A. in history - Simmons College
Political career
Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance (2015-2019)
Wade served as insurance commissioner from March 24, 2015, to December 19, 2018. She was appointed to the position by Governor Dan Malloy and was confirmed by the Connecticut Senate on April 14.
Appointments
2015
Wade was appointed insurance commissioner by Governor Dan Malloy in March 2015, relieving Anne Melissa Dowling, who had been serving as acting commissioner since the resignation of Thomas Leonardi in December 2014.[6]
Personal
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Wade lives with her husband and three children in Simsbury.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Connecticut Insurance Department, "Katharine L. Wade, Insurance Commissioner," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ thectmirror, "Acting Commissioner Dowling leaving insurance department," March 23, 2015
- ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Katharine Wade Confirmed As Insurance Commissioner," April 14, 2015
- ↑ Insurance Journal, "Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Wade to Step Down," December 18, 2018
- ↑ Cigna, "Homepage," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ Fox CT, "AG, Consumer Protection Commissioner call for protections after Anthem customer information hacked," February 5, 2015
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| Preceded by Anne Melissa Dowling |
Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Andrew Mais |
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