NAIC Elects 2009 Officers

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2009 officers.

The newly elected officers will assume their duties following the completion of the Winter National Meeting.

The new officers are:

• President: New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny
• President-Elect: West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline
• Vice President: Iowa Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss
• Secretary-Treasurer: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty

Roger Sevigny was appointed New Hampshire insurance commissioner in 2003. Prior to becoming insurance commissioner, Sevigny was assistant commissioner at the New Hampshire Insurance Department. He also worked at Travelers Insurance for more than 30 years in a variety of technical and management positions. He holds a commission in the U.S. Army, having retired at the rank of colonel. A native of New Hampshire, Sevigny graduated from St. Anselm College with a bachelor’s degree in biology.

Jane Cline was appointed West Virginia insurance commissioner in 2001. Prior to her appointment as commissioner, Cline operated a government consulting firm, Jane L. Cline & Associates. Before that, Cline served as commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and as deputy commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Highways. Cline earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from West Virginia University and an MBA from the University of West Virginia College of Graduate Studies.

Susan 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 McCarty is the commissioner and agency head 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, with 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.