Insurance commissioner
An insurance commissioner is a public official in the executive branch of a state or territory in the United States who, along with their office, regulate the insurance industry. The powers granted to the office of an insurance commissioner differ in each state. The office of an insurance commissioner is established either by the state constitution or by statute. While most insurance commissioners are appointed, in some jurisdictions they are elected. The office of the insurance commissioner may be part of a larger regulatory agency, or an autonomous department.
Insurance law and regulation is established individually by each state. In order to better coordinate insurance regulation among the states and territories, insurance commissioners are members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Duties and powers of insurance commissioners
The purpose of insurance commissioners is to maintain fair pricing for insurance products, protect the solvency of insurance companies, prevent unfair practices by insurance companies, and ensure availability of insurance coverage. In order to accomplish these goals, each state grants several powers to insurance commissioners and their offices, including:- Approval of insurance rates
- Periodical financial examinations of insurers
- Licensing of companies, agencies, agents, and brokers
- Monitoring and regulating claims handling
List of current insurance commissioners
| State/territory | Name | Title | Name of Office | Elected/Appointed |
| Alabama | Mark Fowler | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Alaska | Lori K. Wing-Heier | Director | Appointed | |
| American Samoa | Peni 'Ben' Itula Sapini Teo | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Arizona | Barbara D. Richardson | Director | Appointed | |
| Arkansas | Alan McClain | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| California | Ricardo Lara | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Colorado | Michael Conway | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Connecticut | Andrew N. Mais | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Delaware | Trinidad Navarro | Commissioner | Elected | |
| District of Columbia | Karima Woods | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Florida | Michael Yaworsky | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Georgia | John F. King | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Guam | Michelle Santos | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Hawaii | Gordon I. Ito | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Idaho | Dean Cameron | Director | Appointed | |
| Illinois | Ann Gillespie | Director | Appointed | |
| Indiana | Holly W. Lambert | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Iowa | Doug Ommen | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Kansas | Vicki Schmidt | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Kentucky | Sharon Clark | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Louisiana | Tim Temple | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Maine | Robert L. Carey | Superintendent | Appointed | |
| Maryland | Marie Grant | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Massachusetts | Michael T. Caljouw | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Michigan | Anita G. Fox | Director | Appointed | |
| Minnesota | Grace Arnold | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Mississippi | Mike Chaney | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Missouri | Angela L. Nelson | Director | Appointed | |
| Montana | James Brown | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Nebraska | Eric Dunning | Director | Appointed | |
| Nevada | Scott Kipper | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| New Hampshire | D.J. Bettencourt | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| New Jersey | Justin Zimmerman | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| New Mexico | Alice T. Kane | Superintendent | Appointed | |
| New York | Adrienne A. Harris | Superintendent | Appointed | |
| North Carolina | Mike Causey | Commissioner | Commissioner of Insurance | Elected |
| North Dakota | Jon Godfread | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Remedio C. Mafnas | Commissioner | Office of the Insurance Commissioner | Appointed |
| Ohio | Judith L. French | Director | Appointed | |
| Oklahoma | Glen Mulready | Commissioner | Elected | |
| Oregon | Andrew Stolfi | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Pennsylvania | Michael Humphreys | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Puerto Rico | Alexander S. Adams Vega | Commissioner | Office of the Commissioner of Insurance | Appointed |
| Rhode Island | Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer | Superintendent | Appointed | |
| South Carolina | Michael Wise | Director | Appointed | |
| South Dakota | Larry Deiter | Director | Appointed | |
| Tennessee | Carter Lawrence | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Texas | Cassie Brown | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Utah | Joanathan Pike | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Tregenza Roach | Lt. Governor/ Commissioner | Division of Banking and Insurance | Elected |
| Vermont | Sandy Bigglestone | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Virginia | Scott A. White | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Washington | Mike Kreidler | Commissioner | Elected | |
| West Virginia | Alan L. McVey | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Wisconsin | Nathan Houdek | Commissioner | Appointed | |
| Wyoming | Jeff Rude | Commissioner | Appointed |