West Virginia Insurance Commission


The West Virginia Insurance Commission, is the state agency that regulates the insurance industry and charged with overseeing the practices of insurance companies and protect the interests of policyholders and public.

Divisions

The commission has four primary divisions; Consumer Advocate Division, Consumer Services Division, Financial Conditions Division, and Fraud Unit.

Insurance Commissioner

As the head of the agency, the insurance commissioner oversees the state's insurance business and carry out the responsibilities of the agency. The current commissioner is James A. Dodrill who was appointed by Governor Jim Justice and went effective on March 4, 2019.

List of past commissioners

NameTermNotes
D. S. ButlerJuly 1, 1947 - April 30, 1948
Robert A. CrichtonMay 1, 1949 - June 30, 1952
Hugh N. MillsJuly 1, 1952 - June 30, 1953
Thomas J. GilloolyJuly 1, 1953 - September 30, 1956
Louis Miller Jr.October 1, 1956 - June 30, 1957
Harold E. NeelyJuly 1, 1957 - February 5, 1958
C. Judson PearsonFebruary 7, 1958 - January 15, 1961
Hugh N. MillsJanuary 16, 1961 - May 16, 1961
Virginia Mae BrownMay 17, 1961 - September 3, 1962
Harlan JusticeSeptember 4, 1962 - January 15, 1966
Frank MontgomeryJanuary 16, 1966 - September 30, 1968
Robert J. ShipmanOctober 1, 1968 - January 30, 1969
Samuel H. WeeseJanuary 31, 1969 - January, 1975
Donald W. BrownJanuary 16, 1975 - January, 1977
Richard G. ShawJanuary 17, 1977 - January 11, 1985
Fred L. WrightFebruary 21, 1985 - June, 1988
Hanley C. ClarkJuly 1, 1988 - January, 2001
Michael D. RileyJuly 1, 2011 - January 31, 2017
Andrew R. PauleyFebruary 1, 2017 - March 2017Acting commissioner
Allan L. McVeyApril 1, 2017 - January 2019
Erin HunterJanuary 25, 2019 - March 2019Acting commissionerr
James A. DodrillMarch 4, 2019 - Present