For Immediate Release
January 19, 2022
Contact: Emme Anderson
(732) 201-4133
NCOIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 2022 COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Strong Group of Leaders from Diverse States to Head Committees
Manasquan, NJ – NCOIL President Ken Cooley, state Assemblyman from California, announced the lineup of NCOIL Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for 2022.
“I am looking forward to working with such an outstanding group of bipartisan legislative leaders from all across the country who are all committed to strengthening NCOIL’s role as the nation’s premier legislator-led insurance public policy organization, and protecting the state-based system of insurance regulation,” said Cooley. “Each legislator has carved out their role and importance to NCOIL as they all have significant knowledge and expertise in the insurance and financial services arenas that will serve them well in leading their committees.”
The NCOIL Chairs and Vice Chairs are:
Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws:
Chair: Rep. Wendi Thomas, PA
Vice Chair: Rep. Carl Anderson, SC
Audit Committee:
Chair: Asm. Kevin Cahill, NY
Vice Chair: Sen. Travis Holdman, IN
Budget Committee:
Chair: Rep. Tom Oliverson, M.D., TX
Vice Chair: Sen. Neil Breslin, NY
Financial Services & Multi-Lines Issues:
Chair: Rep. Edmond Jordan, LA
Vice Chair: Rep. Jim Dunnigan, UT
Health Insurance & Long-Term Care Issues:
Chair: Asw. Pam Hunter, NY
Vice Chair: Del. Steve Westfall, WV
Joint State-Federal Relations & International Insurance Issues:
Chair: Sen. Paul Utke (MN)
Vice Chair: Rep. Brenda Carter (MI)
Life Insurance & Financial Planning:
Chair: Asw. Maggie Carlton (NV)
Vice Chair: Sen. Walter Michel (MS)
NCOIL – NAIC Dialogue:
Chair: Asm. Kevin Cahill (NY)
Vice Chair: Rep. Tom Oliverson, M.D. (TX)
Nominating Committee:
Co-Chair: Sen. Jason Rapert AR
Co-Chair: Rep. Matt Lehman, IN
Property & Casualty Insurance:
Chair: Rep. Bart Rowland (KY)
Vice Chair: Sen. Vickie Sawyer (NC)
Workers’ Compensation Insurance:
Chair: Sen. Bob Hackett (OH)
Vice Chair: Rep. Hank Zuber (MS)
Chairman At-Large
Sen. Jerry Klein (ND)
NCOIL CEO, Commissioner Tom Considine said, “In 2022, NCOIL will continue to work tirelessly to advance model legislation that protects consumers and preserves the proven state-based system of insurance regulation. It is important to remember that the strongest consumer protection is a solvent company at the time of a claim, so legislators must always keep insurer solvency in mind.”
“This group of chairs and vice-chairs that Asm. Cooley has selected is committed to those goals and will certainly contribute to the positive growth and momentum NCOIL has experienced the past several years,” Considine concluded.
The 2022 NCOIL Spring Meeting is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, NV at Harrah’s Las Vegas from March 3rd – 6th. Registration is now open here: https://ncoil.org/2022-ncoil-springmeeting-registration/
-30-
NCOIL is a national legislative organization with the nation’s 50 states as members, represented principally by legislators serving on their states’ insurance and financial institutions committees. NCOIL writes Model Laws in insurance and financial services, works to preserve the State jurisdiction over insurance as established by the McCarran-Ferguson Act over seventy years ago, and to serve as an educational forum for public policymakers and interested parties. Founded in 1969, NCOIL works to assert the prerogative of legislators in making State policy when it comes to insurance and educate State legislators on current and longstanding insurance issues.