NCOIL Concludes Successful Spring Meeting in Charleston
Highest Attended Meeting; Development Started and Continued on Several Model Laws; Timely Policy Discussions Held
The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) concluded a highly successful 2025 Spring National Meeting (Meeting) from April 24th – 27th in Charleston, SC. In what was the first of the organization’s three National Meetings in 2025, there were 408 participants consisting of 85 legislators from 32 states, 23 first-time legislators from 16 states, 8 Insurance Commissioners, and 14 total insurance departments represented.
The packed agenda featured topics such as: prior authorization reform efforts; the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting; insurers’ use of artificial intelligence; prescription drug affordability boards (PDABs); state resiliency initiatives; and more.
NCOIL President, Asw. Pamela Hunter (NY) said, “Our first Meeting of 2025 really underscored why now is a better time than ever to be involved in NCOIL. The organization has been trending upwards the past several years, and to start the year with the highest attended Meeting in NCOIL history from both legislator and overall participation is a real testament to the work we have been putting in to advance timely and important insurance public policy issues.”
“The turnout in Charleston from both legislators and interested parties is really indicative of NCOIL’s growing reach and national prominence,” said NCOIL CEO Will Melofchik. “The organization is at its strongest when there is a wide range of perspectives from all across the country coming together to engage on the issues and to exceed 400 attendees for the first time ever is a really positive sign for the rest of 2025 and beyond.”
The Meeting kicked off with a Welcome Reception during which attendees heard from South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette who thanked participants for coming to the Palmetto State and spoke about the work she has done alongside Governor Henry McMaster to promote the best possible environment for South Carolina families and businesses. At the traditional Welcome Breakfast, in an NCOIL first, attendees heard from a sitting U.S. Cabinet member as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new state-federal partnership aimed at expanding access to treatment for sickle cell disease.
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