Insurance Commissioner (state executive office)
The insurance commissioner is a state-level position in all 50 states. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role is as a consumer protection advocate and insurance regulator. The position is elected in 11 states and appointed in 39.
Insurance regulation is one of the older state government functions, with most states having insurance departments dating back to the late 19th century. Generally speaking, their role has not changed much since then.[1]
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Method of selection
Although insurance commissioners are appointed in the majority of states, 11 states hold partisan elections for the office. Of the 39 states in which the insurance commissioner is appointed, 37 give the power of appointment to the governor; in New Mexico and Virginia, the insurance commissioner is appointed by a commission.
Partisan affiliation
The office of insurance commissioner is nonpartisan in 38 states. The 12 states in which the position is partisan include the 11 states where the insurance commissioner is elected, as well as Ohio. Of the 12 states where the insurance commissioner has a partisan affiliation, the office is held by a Democrat in 3 and a Republican in 8.
Compensation
According to compensation figures for 2022 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the Book of the States, the largest salary for an insurance commissioner is $220,000 in New York, while the lowest is $86,003 in Kansas. To view the compensation of a specific insurance commissioner, hover your mouse cursor over the state.
Current commissioners
List of All Current State Insurance Commissioners in the United States:
Election history
2024
- See also: State executive official elections, 2024
Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2024:
2023
- See also: State executive official elections, 2023
Two states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2023:
2022
- See also: State executive official elections, 2022
Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2022:
2021
- See also: State executive official elections, 2021
No state held elections for insurance commissioner in 2021.
2020
- See also: State executive official elections, 2020
Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2020:
2019
- See also: State executive official elections, 2019
Two states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2019:
2018
- See also: State executive official elections, 2018
Four states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2018.
2016
- See also: Insurance Commissioner elections, 2016
Five states held elections for insurance commissioner in 2016:
2015
- See also: State executive official elections, 2015
Two states were holding scheduled elections for insurance commissioner in 2015: Louisiana and Mississippi. Incumbents Mike Chaney (R) of Mississippi and James Donelon (R) of Louisiana were re-elected.
2014
- Main article: State executive official elections, 2014
Four states held regularly scheduled insurance commissioner elections in the 2014 electoral cycle: California, Georgia, Kansas and Oklahoma.
2013
There were no elections in 2013 for insurance commissioners.
2012
- Main article: State executive official elections, 2012
Five states held scheduled insurance commissioner elections in the 2012 electoral cycle: Delaware, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota and Washington.
In all five states, incumbents won re-election on November 6, 2012. A special note, with respect to Montana, the insurance commissioner is also the state auditor.
See also
- State executive offices
- State executive official elections, 2022
- State executive official elections, 2023
- State executive official elections, 2024
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Footnotes
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