June 15, 2015
Unsuccessful 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Heather Grant says she’ll run for North Carolina insurance commissioner in 2016. Grant of Wilkes County announced Friday she will seek the Republican Party’s nomination for the job. Current Democratic incumbent Wayne Goodwin has served …
November 13, 2012
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has named Ray Farmer as the state’s new insurance regulator. Farmer is a lobbyist with the property/casualty insurance trade group, the American Insurance Association. Farmer replaces David Black, who resigned nearly a year ago after …
April 4, 2012
Republicans are sticking with Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm as their choice for North Dakota’s top insurance regulator. At the North Dakota GOP state convention on March 31, delegates endorsed Hamm for re-election. He had no opposition. Hamm is a lawyer …
August 1, 2011
Nevada’s State Business & Industry Director Terry Johnson today announced that two agencies within his department will see a change in leadership. Division of Insurance Commissioner Brett J. Barratt has resigned his post, effective August 12. He will be relocating …
February 22, 2011
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine issued himself several licenses to sell insurance and adjust claims in his last full day in office, according to a newspaper report. Oxendine used his authority as the state’s top insurance regulator to waive requirements …
January 21, 2011
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has issued an order directing insurers to exercise leniency in dealing with individuals and businesses that may have trouble paying premiums due the winter storms that swept through the state earlier this month. Georgia experienced …
January 20, 2011
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants David Black, a former executive with Liberty Life Insurance Co., to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Black served as president and CEO of Liberty Life Insurance Co. from 2004 to 2010. He served …