West Virginia Insurance Commission
The West Virginia Insurance Commission, is the state agency that regulates the insurance industry and charged with overseeing the practices of insurance companies and protect the interests of policyholders and public.
Divisions
The commission has four primary divisions; Consumer Advocate Division, Consumer Services Division, Financial Conditions Division, and Fraud Unit.
Insurance Commissioner
As the head of the agency, the insurance commissioner oversees the state's insurance business and carry out the responsibilities of the agency. The current commissioner is James A. Dodrill who was appointed by Governor Jim Justice and went effective on March 4, 2019.[1][2]
List of past commissioners
Name | Term | Notes |
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D. S. Butler | July 1, 1947 - April 30, 1948 | [3] |
Robert A. Crichton | May 1, 1949 - June 30, 1952 | |
Hugh N. Mills | July 1, 1952 - June 30, 1953 | |
Thomas J. Gillooly | July 1, 1953 - September 30, 1956 | |
Louis Miller, Jr. | October 1, 1956 - June 30, 1957 | |
Harold E. Neely | July 1, 1957 - February 5, 1958 | |
C. Judson Pearson | February 7, 1958 - January 15, 1961 | |
Hugh N. Mills | January 16, 1961 - May 16, 1961 | |
Virginia Mae Brown | May 17, 1961 - September 3, 1962 | [4] |
Harlan Justice | September 4, 1962 - January 15, 1966 | |
Frank Montgomery | January 16, 1966 - September 30, 1968 | |
Robert J. Shipman | October 1, 1968 - January 30, 1969 | |
Samuel H. Weese | January 31, 1969 - January, 1975 | |
Donald W. Brown | January 16, 1975 - January, 1977 | |
Richard G. Shaw | January 17, 1977 - January 11, 1985 | |
Fred L. Wright | February 21, 1985 - June, 1988 | |
Hanley C. Clark | July 1, 1988 - January, 2001 | |
Michael D. Riley | July 1, 2011 - January 31, 2017 | |
Andrew R. Pauley | February 1, 2017 - March 2017 | Acting commissioner[5] |
Allan L. McVey | April 1, 2017 - January 2019 | |
Erin Hunter | January 25, 2019 - March 2019 | Acting commissionerr[6] |
James A. Dodrill | March 4, 2019 - Present | [2] |
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References
- "Meet the Comissioner". wsinsurance.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "WV Gov. Justice appoints James Dodrill as insurance commissioner". wvnews.com. Feb 18, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- "2011 Commissioner Annual Report" (PDF). West Virginia Insurance Commission. 2011. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- "'Woman's Viewpoint' Subject Of Mrs. Brown's Talk Here". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Clarksburg Sunday Exponent-Telegram. October 11, 1964. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- West Virginia insurance commissioner named
- "West Virginia Gov. Appoints Hunter Acting Insurance Commissioner". insurancejournal.com. February 6, 2019.
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