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Beth Dwyer was appointed Superintendent of Insurance on January 11, 2016, and named Director of Business Regulation in May 2023. Prior to this appointment, she had been employed by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation for 15 years, first as General Counsel to the Insurance Division and later as Associate Director. Prior to government service, Director Dwyer was engaged in private law practice in California and Rhode Island, specializing in litigation and insurance regulation.
Director Dwyer is a member of the NAIC and is the current Secretary/Treasurer of the organization. She has served as Chair and Vice Chair of various committees, task forces, and working groups and has served on the Board of Directors of the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) and as an Officer of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (Compact). She is the NAIC representative to the Financial Stability Oversight Counsel (FSOC). She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) as well as a member of the ICS and Comparability Task Force (ICSTF), the Strategic Plan and Financial Outlook Task Force (SPFOTF), and the former Vice Chair of the Climate Risk Steering Group (CRSG.)
Director Dwyer is a Past-President of the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association. She was awarded the 2010 Rhode Island Attorney General’s Justice Award for Consumer Protection. She completed an Executive Education Program at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was the recipient of the NAIC’s 2023 Raymond G. Farmer Award for Exceptional Leadership.
Director Dwyer holds the designations of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) from The Institutes, Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) from The American College, and Senior Professional in Insurance Regulation (SPIR) from the NAIC. She was admitted to practice law in California, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, the Federal District Courts of California, and Rhode Island and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She earned a JD from Pepperdine University and a BA in Political Science and Public Administration from Providence College.
Chlora Lindley-Myers has served as the Director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance since March 2017. She has served in many senior positions in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government as well as in the regulatory and insurance industry. She currently serves as the 2024 Past-President of the NAIC.
Director Lindley-Myers holds an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts and a law degree from the University of Connecticut. She is licensed to practice law in several states and has received national recognition for her work as a regulator, including the Robert Dineen Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the State Regulation of Insurance, as well as the 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trailblazer Award at the Bermuda Risk Summit for her work in breaking down racial barriers for future generations of insurance regulatory professionals.
Andrew Mais was nominated by Governor Ned Lamont to be Connecticut’s 33rd Insurance Commissioner. Mais is President of the NAIC for 2024 and has served on the NAIC’s Executive Committee since 2021. He currently serves on the NAIC’s International Relations, Property & Casualty, and Financial Regulation Standards Committees.
In addition to his NAIC leadership roles, Mais is a member of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Executive Committee (ExCo) and was elected as ExCo Vice Chair in May 2024. He also continues to serve on the IAIS Insurance Capital Standards Task Force and was a member of the IAIS Macroprudential Committee from April 2020 to April 2024.
Mais has led discussions in several forums on race, diversity, and inclusion at the state level and within the insurance industry and insurance practices. He has also joined the efforts led by Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz to address social inequities in Connecticut, including the Council on Women and Girls and other cultural competency initiatives. Mais is also Co-Chair of the NAIC’s Special Executive Committee on Race and Insurance, which is the NAIC’s coordinating body charged with conducting research and analyzing issues relating to race, diversity, and inclusion within the insurance sector.
Prior to joining the Connecticut Insurance Department, Mais held both private and public sector leadership roles. He was a member of Deloitte’s Center for Financial Services, providing industry-leading thought leadership and insight on U.S. and international regulatory affairs. Prior to that, he served as a Director at the New York State Insurance Department. As part of the Department’s senior leadership team, he served four governors and led the Department through several significant events, including the 2008 financial crisis and major state and federal changes in health insurance regulations and laws.
Outside of state government, Mais has dedicated much of his life to public service. He most recently served as Chair of the Council on Ethics for the town of Wilton, where he lives. He has also held roles with the Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk, the American Red Cross, the Board of Finance of the Town of Wilton, and the Rotary Club of Wilton.