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Insurance Commissioner (state executive office)
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The insurance commissioner is a state-level position in all 50 states. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role is as a consumer protection advocate and insurance regulator. The position is elected in 11 states and appointed in 39.
Insurance regulation is one of the older state government functions, with most states having insurance departments dating back to the late 19th century. Generally speaking, their role has not changed much since then.[1]
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Although insurance commissioners are appointed in the majority of states, 11 states hold partisan elections for the office. Of the 39 states in which the insurance commissioner is appointed, 37 give the power of appointment to the governor; in New Mexico and Virginia, the insurance commissioner is appointed by a commission.
