Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation
| Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| 2013 FY Budget: | $14,108,953 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serve at the pleasure of the governor |
| Authority: | Rhode Island general laws, § 42-14-1 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by the governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation
Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer | |
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The Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation is a state executive position in the Rhode Island state government. The director is responsible for the regulation and licensing of Rhode Island businesses, professions, and other specified economic activities. The director serves as the state banking commissioner, commissioner of insurance, real estate administrator, and the state boxing commissioner.[1]
Current officeholder
The current Rhode Island Director of Business Regulation is Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer (nonpartisan). Dwyer assumed office in 2023.
Authority
The Department of Business Regulation, with the director of business regulation as its head, is established under title 42 of the Rhode Island general laws.[1]
§ 42-14-1:
| There shall be a department of business regulation. The head of the department shall be the director of business regulation who shall carry out, except as otherwise provided by this title, this chapter; chapters 1, 2, and 4 – 12, inclusive, of title 3; chapters 3, 20.5, 38, 49, 52, 53 and 58 of title 5; chapter 31 of title 6; chapter 11 of title 7; chapters 1 – 29, inclusive, of title 19, except § 19-24-6; chapter 26 of title 23; chapters 1 – 36, inclusive, of title 27. The director of business regulation shall also perform the duties required by any and all other provisions of the general laws and public laws insofar as those provisions relate to the director of revenue and regulation, chief of the division of banking and insurance, chief of the division of intoxicating beverages, and each of the divisions, except as otherwise provided by this title. |
Qualifications
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Appointments
The director of business regulation is appointed by the governor and serves at the pleasure of the governor.[2]
Vacancies
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Duties
The duties of the Department of Business Regulation are outlined in Title 42 of the Rhode Island general laws. The department is responsible for the regulation of:
- banking and insurance
- foreign surety companies
- the sale of securities
- building and loan associations
- fraternal benefit and beneficiary societies
- the manufacture and sale of articles of bedding, upholstered furniture, and filling materials[3]
Divisions
- Banking Regulation
- Insurance Regulation
- Securities Regulation
- Charitable Organizations
- Commercial Licensing & Racing & Athletics
- Design Professionals
- Board of Accountancy
- Health Insurance Commissioner[4]
State budget
- See also: Rhode Island state budget and finances
The budget for the Department of Business Regulation in Fiscal Year 2013 was $14,108,953.[5]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2016
In 2016, the director received a salary of $135,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2014
In 2014, the director received a salary of $101,598, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2013
In 2013, the director received a salary of $101,598, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
Department of Business Regulation
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Phone: (401) 462-9500
Fax: (401) 462-9532
See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation - Insurance Division
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, "About the Department of Business Regulation," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Department of Business Regulation, "Agency Operations," accessed August 21, 2025
- ↑ Rhode Island General Laws, "Section 42-14-2: Functions of the department," accessed October 7, 2011
- ↑ Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, "Organizational Chart," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Rhode Island Budget Office, "FY 2013 Appropriations Act," accessed April 10, 2013
- ↑ 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," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," January 29, 2014
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