NCOIL Concludes Successful Summer Meeting in Chicago
Highest Attended NCOIL Summer Meeting; Development Started and Continued on Several Model Laws; Timely Policy Discussions Held
Belmar, NJ – The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) concluded a highly successful 2025 Summer National Meeting (Meeting) from July 16th – 19th in Chicago, IL. In what was the second of the organization’s three National Meetings in 2025, there were 405 participants consisting of 72 legislators from 34 states, 15 first-time attendee legislators from 9 states, 7 Insurance Commissioners, and 16 total insurance departments represented.
The packed agenda featured topics such as: the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting; alternative funding programs; insurers’ use of artificial intelligence; wildfire prevention and liability issues; prescription drug affordability boards; trends and innovations in long term care insurance coverage and financing; the recently passed federal reconciliation bill; prior authorization reform efforts; insurer’s use of aerial imaging; and more.
Will Melofchik NCOIL CEO Sen. Paul Utke, MN Vice President “I was thrilled to see that the momentum we created at our Spring Meeting in Charleston continued on at our Summer Meeting in Chicago. This was the highest attended NCOIL Summer Meeting ever and the second consecutive Meeting to have over 400 participants,” said NCOIL President, Asw. Pamela Hunter (NY). “This strong participation and enthusiasm for the organization is indicative that the work we are putting in to make advances on policy issues and bring more faces to NCOIL is paying off in a really big way.”
NCOIL CEO Will Melofchik said, “The turnout we have been seeing at our Meetings, whether it’s from legislators, regulators, or interested parties, is a real testament to what the organization has worked to achieve over the past several years. The Summer Meeting proved to be extremely productive and many of the conversations we had will continue at our Annual Meeting in November. We really cannot thank everyone enough for their continued engagement and given all of the important issues we are working on this year, we are primed to finish the year off in a great way at our November Meeting.”
At the traditional Welcome Breakfast, Illinois Insurance Director Ann Gillespie thanked attendees for coming to Chicago and spoke about her Department’s top priorities as well as her experiences serving in the Illinois legislature.
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