From the President’s Desk
Rep. Tom Oliverson, M.D. (TX) – NCOIL President
Welcome to my first quarterly newsletter column as NCOIL President.
I am truly honored to lead NCOIL this year and as we plan for another great year, I want to begin by thanking Arkansas Representative Deborah Ferguson for her leadership last year. Rep. Ferguson did an outstanding job as NCOIL President and she deserves a lot of credit in setting NCOIL up for a very successful and productive 2024.
I look forward to building on our recent success, last year, we adopted four new Model Laws, amended and re-adopted over a dozen existing Model Laws, adopted four Resolutions, and held discussions on a wide range of timely and important insurance public policy issues, many of which we will continue to discuss this year. We also saw participation from 105 legislators from 40 states, a number which is illustrative of how truly national NCOIL has become and a great indication for where the organization is heading. Thank you to everyone who made 2023 a great year for NCOIL.
It’s a privilege to be serving alongside a very accomplished team of fellow officers this year: Vice President Pamela Hunter (Asw. NY), Treasurer Paul Utke (Sen. MN), Secretary Edmond Jordan (Rep. LA), and Rep. Ferguson as Immediate Past President. I look forward to working with this officer group as we continue to advance the organization in 2024 and beyond.
As I kickoff my term as NCOIL President, I’d like to tell you more about myself and how I got involved both in public service and in NCOIL. I have been a practicing anesthesiologist for over 20 years, which really has fueled the passion I have for healthcare and patient safety. Outside of the operating room, I have always been very involved in my church and community but did not always anticipate serving in elected office. When my state representative announced he was resigning, I took it as a sign, prayed on it, and ultimately ran and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2016. Since then, it has been a great honor to represent my community in the Texas legislature.
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