Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to be 2011 NAIC President-Elect
Oct 21, 2010
Above: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to Serve as 2011 NAIC President-Elect
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will serve as 2011 National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) President-Elect, as determined by an election of NAIC officers at the organization’s Fall 2010 National Meeting today, October 21, 2010.
Commissioner McCarty, who currently holds the position of NAIC Vice President, will begin his new term of office on January 11, 2011.
An NAIC news release listing the other officers elected today is reprinted below.
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NAIC ELECTS 2011 OFFICERS
ORLANDO (Oct. 21, 2010) – Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today elected its 2011 officers:
- President: Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan E. Voss
- President-Elect: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty
- Vice President: Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland
- Secretary-Treasurer: Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James J. Donelon
The newly elected officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2011.
Susan E. Voss was appointed Iowa Insurance Commissioner in 2005. Prior to her appointment as commissioner, she served as Iowa’s first deputy commissioner. Voss has held a number of different positions with state government, including assistant attorney general for the Iowa Department of Transportation, legal counsel to the state ombudsman, counsel to the Iowa Legislature in the area of taxation and economic development, and tax policy attorney for the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance. She is a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and earned a J.D. from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
Kevin M. McCarty is the Commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. McCarty became Florida’s first appointed insurance commissioner in January 2003. He is responsible for Florida’s insurance market, including oversight of company solvency, policy forms and rates, market investigations and new insurance business. McCarty began his career in public service in 1988, becoming an expert in workers’ compensation issues with the Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security. McCarty earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a J.D. from the University of Florida.
Kim Holland became the first woman to be elected Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner in 2006. A business woman and active civic volunteer before becoming insurance commissioner, Holland is a former board member of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority and the Oklahoma State Employees Benefits Council. Holland is the recipient of the statewide 2007 Public Service Champion of Health, which recognizes her contributions to reducing uninsured in Oklahoma.
James J. Donelon was appointed Louisiana Insurance Commissioner in February 2006 and has been re-elected twice to the position. A retired State Judge Advocate for the Louisiana Army National Guard, Donelon’s career at the department of insurance includes serving as Chief Deputy Commissioner and Executive. He is also a former Parish Council Chairman and State Representative where he chaired the Committee on Insurance. Donelon is a graduate of the University of New Orleans and Loyola School of Law.
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