NAIC Elects 2017 President, Officers

December 15, 2016

Ted Nickel, the commissioner of insurance in Wisconsin, was elected by members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as its 2017 president.

Nickel was appointed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as the state’s insurance commissioner in 2011.

NAIC also elected the following officers:

  • President-Elect: Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak
  • Vice President: Maine Insurance Superintendent Eric A. Cioppa
  • Secretary-Treasurer: Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax

The newly elected officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2017.

2017 Zone Officers Elected

NAIC members also elected 2017 zone officers during the Fall National Meeting.

Northeastern Zone

  • Al Redmer, Jr. - Chair, Maryland
  • Katharine L. Wade – Vice Chair, Connecticut
  • Roger A. Sevigny – Secretary, New Hampshire

Southeastern Zone

  • Jim L. Ridling - Chair, Alabama
  • Mike Chaney – Vice Chair, Mississippi
  • Raymond G. Farmer – Secretary, South Carolina

Midwestern Zone

  • Ken Selzer, Chair, Kansas
  • John D. Doak – Vice Chair, Oklahoma
  • Stephen W. Robertson – Secretary, Indiana

Western Zone

  • Dave Jones - Chair, California
  • Laura N. Cali - Vice Chair, Oregon
  • Dean L. Cameron – Secretary, Idaho


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