The new officers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) assume their duties on January 1, 2014. They are:
- President: North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm;
- President-Elect: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica J. Lindeen;
- Vice President: Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael F. Consedine; and
- Secretary-Treasurer: Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark.
Mr. Hamm was appointed insurance commissioner of North Dakota in October 2007, elected to a four year term in 2008 and re-elected in November 2012. Prior to becoming commissioner, he served as a prosecutor for the Cass County State Attorney's office. Mr. Hamm also worked as an attorney in private practice concentrating in commercial litigation, administrative agency law, and transportation law. He is a graduate of Sam Houston State University and received his J.D. with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
Ms. Lindeen was elected to her position in 2008 and re-elected in November 2012. Ms. Lindeen is chair of the NAIC exchanges subgroup and serves on a number of task forces related to implementing health insurance reform. She served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1999-2006. From 1994-1996, she was a part-time faculty member in the Montana State University (“MSU”) Billings English Department and taught simultaneously as a graduate assistant in the Department of Educational Foundations. Ms. Lindeen earned a bachelor's degree in English and history from MSU Billings.
Mr. Consedine was appointed insurance commissioner of Pennsylvania in April 2011. From 1995-1999, he served as department counsel for the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, where he represented the department in litigation proceedings and on transactional filings. Mr. Consedine is chair of the NAIC reinsurance task force, vice chair of the health care reform regulatory alternatives working group, and vice chair of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission. He serves on the federal advisory committee on insurance, which advises the Federal Insurance Office on national and international insurance matters.
A graduate of James Madison University, Mr. Consedine earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism. He is an honors graduate of Widener University School of Law.
Ms. Clark was appointed commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance in July 2008 and was reappointed to the post in July 2012. She was the first director of the department's consumer protection and education division, a position she held for five years. She currently serves as a member of the NAIC's executive committee and internal administration subcommittee, and is chair of the NAIC's market regulation and consumer affairs committee.
Ms. Clark earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kentucky.
Learn more: www.naic.org.
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