North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance
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The North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance regulates the insurance industry in North Carolina
, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The Commissioner also oversees the Office of the State Fire Marshal
, which is responsible for a host of other services that affect North Carolinians’ daily lives. The current Commissioner is Wayne Goodwin
, who has served as Commissioner since January 2009.
Prior to 1899, the supervision of insurance companies in the state was in the hands of the North Carolina Secretary of State
. In 1899, the North Carolina General Assembly
created the position of insurance commissioner, which has been popularly elected since 1908. http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p90
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The Commissioner also oversees the Office of the State Fire Marshal
Fire Marshal
A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada, is often a member of a fire department but may be part of a building department or a separate department altogether. Fire marshals' duties vary but usually include fire code enforcement and/or investigating fires for origin and cause...
, which is responsible for a host of other services that affect North Carolinians’ daily lives. The current Commissioner is Wayne Goodwin
Wayne Goodwin
George Wayne Goodwin was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election. Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties...
, who has served as Commissioner since January 2009.
Prior to 1899, the supervision of insurance companies in the state was in the hands of the North Carolina Secretary of State
North Carolina Secretary of State
The North Carolina Secretary of State is an elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina, heading the Department of the Secretary of State, which oversees many of the economic and business-related operations of the state government...
. In 1899, the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
created the position of insurance commissioner, which has been popularly elected since 1908. http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html#p90
List of Commissioners of Insurance
- James R. YoungJames R. Young (NC politician)James R. Young was the first North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance. Born in 1853 in what was then Granville County, North Carolina, Young was educated at Hampden-Sydney College and established an insurance agency in Henderson...
, 1899-1921 - Stacey W. Wade, 1921-1927
- Daniel C. Boney, 1927-1942
- William P. Hodges, 1942-1949
- Waldo C. Cheek, 1949-1953
- Charles F. Gold, 1953-1962
- Edwin S. Lanier, 1962-1973
- John R. IngramJohn Ingram (politician)John Randolph Ingram is a retired American Democratic politician, attorney, and insurance commissioner. He served as North Carolina's Commissioner of Insurance from 1973 until 1985, and ran repeatedly for other state-wide offices in his later career.Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Ingram...
, 1973-1985 - James E. LongJames E. LongJames Eugene "Jim" Long was the North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance from 1985 through 2009 retiring as the senior Democratic member of the North Carolina Council of State...
, 1985-2009 - Wayne GoodwinWayne GoodwinGeorge Wayne Goodwin was elected North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance in the 2008 election. Goodwin previously served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's sixty-eighth House district, including constituents in Richmond and Stanly counties...
, 2009-Present