For Immediate Release
January 13, 2025
Contact: Pat Gilbert
(732) 201-4133
NCOIL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES 2025 COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Strong Group of Leaders from Diverse States to Head Committees
Belmar, NJ – NCOIL President Pamela J. Hunter, state Assemblymember from New York, announced the lineup of NCOIL Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs for 2025.
“I’m proud to announce this group of truly exceptional bipartisan legislative leaders from across the country to help lead NCOIL as we continue to grow the organization’s national influence and deal with the critically important insurance public policy issues before us,” said Hunter. “Each of these chairs and vice-chairs have shown significant commitment to NCOIL and I thank them all for stepping up to serve in their respective roles.”
The NCOIL Chairs and Vice Chairs are:
Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws:
Chair: Sen. Walter Michel, MS
Vice Chair: Rep. David LeBoeuf, MA
Audit Committee:
Chair: Sen. Paul Utke, MN
Vice Chair: Asm. Erik Dilan, NY
Budget Committee:
Chair: Rep. Edmond Jordan, LA
Vice Chair: Sen. Mary Felzkowski, WI
Financial Services & Multi-Lines Issues:
Chair: Asm. Jarett Gandolfo, NY
Vice Chair: Asm. Tim Grayson, CA
Health Insurance & Long-Term Care Issues:
Chair: Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock, KY
Vice Chair: Sen. Justin Boyd, AR
Nominating Committee:
Chair: Rep. Tom Oliverson, M.D., TX
Joint State-Federal Relations & International Insurance Issues:
Chair: Sen. Lana Theis, MI
Vice Chair: Rep. Ellyn Hefner, OK
Life Insurance & Financial Planning
Chair: Rep. Brenda Carter, MI
Vice Chair: Sen. Pam Helming, NY
NCOIL-NAIC Dialogue:
Co-Chairs: Asw. Pamela Hunter, NY
Sen. Paul Utke, MN
Property & Casualty Insurance:
Chair: Rep. Forrest Bennett, OK
Vice Chair: Sen. Larry Walker, GA
Workers’ Compensation Insurance:
Chair: Rep. Carl Anderson, SC
Vice Chair: Rep. Brian Lampton, OH
Chairman at Large:
Sen. Jerry Klein, ND
NCOIL CEO, Will Melofchik said, “The strong and bipartisan Committee leadership Assemblywoman Hunter has selected is a great sign of where NCOIL is heading in 2025. The organization really is fortunate to have such a ‘deep bench’ of dedicated legislators contributing to the organization’s success and momentum in recent years and I’m confident these leaders, in addition to our full membership, will work tirelessly to advance model legislation that protects consumers and preserves the proven state based system of insurance regulation.”
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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 eighty 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.