Pamela J. Hunter, New York State assemblymember and president of the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), has announced the organization’s committee chairs and vice chairs for 2025.
Sen. Walter Michel of Mississippi will serve as chair of the Articles of Incorporation/Bylaws Committee, with Rep. David LeBoeuf of Massachusetts as vice chair. The Audit Committee, meanwhile, will be led by Sen. Paul Utke of Minnesota, with Asm. Erik Dilan of New York as vice chair. Rep. Edmond Jordan of Louisiana will chair the Budget Committee, supported by Sen. Mary Felzkowski of Wisconsin as vice chair.
The Financial Services & Multi-Lines Issues Committee will be chaired by Asm. Jarett Gandolfo of New York, with Asm. Tim Grayson of California as vice chair. Rep. Michael Sarge Pollock of Kentucky will lead the Health Insurance & Long-Term Care Issues Committee, with Sen. Justin Boyd of Arkansas as vice chair. Sen. Lana Theis of Michigan will chair the Joint State-Federal Relations & International Insurance Issues Committee, joined by Rep. Ellyn Hefner of Oklahoma as vice chair.
Rep. Brenda Carter of Michigan will chair the Life Insurance & Financial Planning Committee, with Sen. Pam Helming of New York as vice chair. The NCOIL-NAIC Dialogue will be co-chaired by Asw. Pamela Hunter of New York and Sen. Paul Utke of Minnesota. Rep. Tom Oliverson, M.D., of Texas will lead the Nominating Committee.
Rep. Forrest Bennett of Oklahoma will chair the Property & Casualty Insurance Committee, with Sen. Larry Walker of Georgia serving as vice chair. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Committee will be led by Rep. Carl Anderson of South Carolina, with Rep. Brian Lampton of Ohio as vice chair. Sen. Jerry Klein of North Dakota will serve as chairman at large.
Hunter, who herself was appointed to the post in December, emphasized the bipartisan nature of the appointments and recognized the commitment of the selected legislators to NCOIL’s mission.
“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,” she said.
NCOIL CEO Will Melofchik noted that the bipartisan leadership appointed by Hunter positions NCOIL for continued progress 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,” Melofchik said.
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