TEST National Association of Insurance Commissioners names consumer liaison representatives
Dec 15, 2010
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 27 consumer liaison representatives for 2011. The 18 funded and nine unfunded consumer representatives begin their terms Jan. 1, 2011. Sixteen of the funded consumer representatives participated in the program in 2010, while two are new to the NAIC program.
Established in 1992, the program promotes consumer interaction with the NAIC’s members, the insurance industry and interested parties through the individuals’ dedication and commitment to serving the public interest.
“This program has been an integral part of our efforts to improve and enhance the regulatory system for all consumers,” said Susan E. Voss, NAIC President-Elect and Iowa Insurance Commissioner. “The consumer liaison representatives provide tremendous insight and are an essential part of the regulatory dialogue.”
The following are the 2011 NAIC funded consumer liaison representatives:
Elizabeth Abbott: Project Director, Health Access
Amy Bach: Executive Director, United Policyholders
Deeia Beck: Public Counsel, Office of Public Insurance Counsel/Texas
Brendan M. Bridgeland: Director, Center for Insurance Research
Bonnie Burns: Training and Policy Specialist, California Health Advocate
Sabrina Corlette: Research Professor, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Brenda J. Cude: Professor, University of Georgia
Joseph P. Ditre’: Executive Director, Consumers for Affordable Health Care
Timothy Stoltzfus Jost: Professor, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Karrol Kitt: Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Peter Kochenburger: Executive Director, Insurance Law Center, University of Connecticut School of Law
Sonja L. Larkin-Thorne: Consumer Advocate
Sarah Lueck: Health Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities*
Georgia Maheras: Private Market Policy Manager, Health Care for All
Stacey Pogue: Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Public Policy Priorities
Aaron Smith: Co-Founder and Executive Director, Young Invincibles*
Daniel Schwarcz: Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School
Barbara Yondorf: President: Colorado Consumer Health Initiative
In addition, there are nine unfunded consumer representatives (6 returning from 2010 and 3 new as noted with an asterisk):
Stephen A. Alexander: Insurance Consumer Advocate, State of Florida
Kimberly Calder: Director, Federal Health Affairs and Insurance Policy, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Susan Connors: President and CEO, Brain Injury Association of America*
Stephen Finan: Senior Director of Policy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Howard Goldblatt: Director of Government Affairs, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
Stephanie Mohl: Government Relations Manager, American Heart Association*
Lynn Quincy: Senior Policy Analyst, Consumers Union
Barbara Scott Rea: Development Director, Equality State Policy Center
Stuart Spielman: Senior Policy Advisor and Counsel, Autism Speaks