Louisiana Insurance Commissioner | |
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since January 8, 2024 | |
Louisiana Department of Insurance | |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Rufus D. Hayes |
Formation | 1957 |
Website | Louisiana Department of Insurance |
The Louisiana insurance commissioner is a statewide constitutional officer who regulates the insurance industry in Louisiana. The insurance commissioner serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, which consists of ten divisions; Consumer Advocacy, Financial Solvency, Health Insurance, Legal Services, Licensing & Compliance, Minority Affairs, Management & Finance, Public Affairs, Property & Casualty, and Receivership. Louisiana is one of 11 states that elect the chief insurance regulator. The first office holder was Rufus D. Hayes, who was appointed by the governor in 1957, then elected for another term.[1] The current Insurance Commissioner is Tim Temple. Three of the four insurance commissioners prior to Donelon, Jim Brown, Sherman A. Bernard, and Doug Green, have been convicted of federal crimes and spent time in prison.
List of insurance commissioners
[edit]Name | Term | Party |
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Rufus D. Hayes | 1957–1964 | Democratic |
Dudley A. Guglielmo | 1964–1972 | Democratic |
Sherman A. Bernard | 1972–1988 | Democratic |
Doug Green | 1988–1991 | Democratic |
Jim Brown | 1991–2000 | Democratic |
J. Robert Wooley | 2000–2006 | Democratic |
Jim Donelon | 2006–2024 | Republican |
Tim Temple | 2024–present | Republican |
References
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State insurance commissioners in the United States | |
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Jim L. Ridling Lori K. Wing-Heier Keith Schraad Allen W. Kerr Michael Conway Andrew N. Mais David Altmaier John F. King Colin M. Hayashida Jennifer Hammer Stephen W. Robertson Doug Ommen Nancy G. Atkins Eric A. Cioppa Gary D. Anderson Anita G. Fox Chlora Lindley-Myers Bruce R. Ramge Scott Kipper John Elias John G. Franchini Linda A. Lacewell Jillian Froment Andrew Stolfi Jessica Altman Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer Raymond G. Farmer Larry Deiter Julie Mix McPeak Kent Sullivan Todd E. Kiser Michael S. Pieciak Scott A. White James A. Dodrill Nathan Houdek Tom Glause Federal districts:
Stephen C. Taylor |